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As the fallout continues from CNN’s report on Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s alleged history of graphic and disturbing online comments, some on social media are referencing North Carolina’s ...
After Wellstone's death in 2002, his longtime aide and campaign manager, Jeff Blodgett, founded Wellstone Action, which promotes conviction politics through education and training. Tom Perriello, a Democratic Party politician and representative from Virginia, explicitly ran his successful campaign based on "conviction politics". He argued that ...
Packingham v. North Carolina, 582 U.S. 98 (2017), is a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that a North Carolina statute that prohibited registered sex offenders from using social media websites was unconstitutional because it violated the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which protects freedom of speech.
Sumner v. Shuman, 483 U.S. 66 (1987) – Mandatory death penalty for a prison inmate who is convicted of murder while serving a life sentence without possibility of parole is unconstitutional. Kennedy v. Louisiana, 554 U.S. 407 (2008) – The death penalty is unconstitutional for child rape and other non-homicidal crimes against the person.
Each week, join Dawn Vaughan for The News & Observer and NC Insider’s Under the Dome podcast, an in-depth analysis of topics in state government and politics for North Carolina.
Berghuis v. Thompkins, 560 U.S. 370 (2010), is a landmark decision by the Supreme Court of the United States in which the Court held that, unless and until a criminal suspect explicitly states that they are relying on their right to remain silent, their voluntary statements may be used in court and police may continue to question them.
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The $75 million award was the largest wrongful conviction award in United States history, as well as the largest personal injury case award in South Carolina history. An attorney working for McCollum and Brown suggested that the size of the award was meant to send a message against law enforcement misconduct, especially at the expense of ...