A federal judge could decide soon whether to block North Carolina’s Judicial Standards Commission from investigating state Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls. US District Judge William Osteen heard nearly three hours of arguments Thursday on Earls’ motion for a preliminary injunction against the judicial standards group.
First-term North Carolina Congressman Jeff Jackson has been redistricted out of his seat, but he isn’t going quietly. Jackson took to TikTok on Thursday to announce his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for state attorney general.
State Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls’ First Amendment lawsuit against the North Carolina Judicial Standards Commission is heading to a courtroom next week. A hearing is scheduled for Nov. 2 in Greensboro on Earls’ motion for a preliminary injunction.
State Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls has secured support from 16 self-described civil rights organizations and a group of legal ethics professors in her First Amendment fight against the North Carolina Judicial Standards Commission. Earls also filed new court documents Friday supporting her case.