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House Bill 607, Various Court Changes: Makes changes affecting the North Carolina court system. Under Section 1a of the bill, dismissed charges and not guilty verdicts shall not be expunged ...
Faith Temple Church brought an action to enjoin the Town of Brighton from condemning its property through eminent domain. [23] Faith Temple was a church that had outgrown its needs at its original location. In order to accommodate its larger congregation, it negotiated and eventually purchased a 66-acre (27-hectare) parcel of land in January 2004.
North Carolina has had three constitutions, adopted in 1776, 1868, and 1971, respectively. Like the federal constitution does for the federal government, the North Carolina Constitution both provides for the structure of the North Carolina government and enumerates rights which the North Carolina government may not infringe.
North Carolina is a Dillon's rule state, [34] and municipalities are only able to exercise the authority that the General Assembly or state constitution explicitly gives them. [26] All municipalities in North Carolina operate under either mayor-council governments or council-manager government , [ 26 ] with most using the latter. [ 25 ]
Churches in Mebane, North Carolina (3 P) N. Churches in New Bern, North Carolina (12 P) R. Churches in Raleigh, North Carolina (1 C, 19 P) S. Churches in Salisbury ...
The law has helped fast-track more than 19,000 homes, with roughly 60% of them being affordable housing, according to the bill’s author, Democratic Sen. Scott Wiener. The new law would extend ...
In 2013, North Carolina politicians proposed a bill that could have seen North Carolina establish an official religion for the state. [79] [80] A 2013 YouGov poll found that 34% of people favored establishing Christianity as the official state religion in their own state, 47% opposed it, and 19% were undecided. [81]
[7] [8] By 1964, 31 states had such laws, many dating back to the late 19th century. [9] As of 2015, 45 states have an anti-discrimination public accommodation law for nondisabled individuals. [10] The laws all protect against discrimination based upon race, gender, ethnicity, and religion. [10]