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Attention Attorneys! Urgent Action Needed on N.C. State Bar Proposal!

NC Family Staff | September 15, 2020
The North Carolina State Bar is once again considering an amendment to the Preamble of the North Carolina Rules of Professional Conduct for attorneys READ

Fourth Circuit Activist Opinion Reads Like A “Transgender Manifesto”

NC Family Staff | September 4, 2020
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled last week that a Virginia county school board violated federal law by not allowing READ

NCGA Back in Session This Week

Calley Mangum | August 31, 2020
North Carolina legislators will be reconvening in Raleigh this Wednesday, September 2, for what is intended to be a brief session to address a READ

POV: China Targets Muslim Uyghurs in “Demographic Genocide”

Julie Tisdale | August 12, 2020
Earlier this year, a disturbing video started to make the rounds on social media. It showed what appeared to be hundreds of prisoners, shaved, READ

SCOTUS Favors “Caesars Palace Over Calvary Chapel”

NC Family Staff | July 30, 2020
In another highly disappointing action, the U.S. Supreme Court has denied the request of a Nevada church to be treated the same as bars, READ

School Choice Opponents Sue to Overturn Opportunity Scholarship

Calley Mangum | July 29, 2020
Seven North Carolina parents, in conjunction with the North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) and the National Education Association (NEA), are suing in an READ

State Department Releases 2020 Report on Human Trafficking

Makenna McCoy | July 24, 2020
The U.S. Department of State estimates that 25 million adults and children are victims of sex trafficking or forced labor across the world. The READ

SC-Based Indian Tribe Holds Groundbreaking Ceremony for Casino in NC

John Rustin | July 22, 2020
The South Carolina-based Catawba Indian Nation plans to hold a “groundbreaking ceremony” today on a tract of land in North Carolina where it intends READ

Trump Executive Order Seeks To Improve Foster Care & Adoption

Makenna McCoy | July 14, 2020
According to national statistics, more than 400,000 children nationwide are in foster care, and of those, more than 124,000 are waiting for adoption. Over READ

SCOTUS Issues Two Major Wins for Religious Liberty

Calley Mangum | July 9, 2020
The U.S. Supreme Court issued rulings on two major religious liberty cases yesterday. One found that federal departments had the authority to exempt religious READ

Status Update on the 2020 “Short” Legislative Session

NC Family Staff | July 8, 2020
As the North Carolina General Assembly slows down for the summer, NC Family wanted to take a minute to update you on some of READ

SCOTUS Strikes Montana Law That Discriminates Against Religious Schools

NC Family Staff | July 1, 2020
In a major win for school choice and religious liberty, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that a Montana law preventing religious schools READ
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SCOTUS Strikes Down Pro-Life Louisiana Law

NC Family Staff | June 29, 2020
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling today in the case of June Medical Services v. Russo saying that the state of Louisiana cannot require READ

U.S. Department of State Releases 2019 International Religious Freedom Report

Makenna McCoy | June 26, 2020
Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of State made the 2019 International Religious Freedom Report available. The yearly report, required by the International Religious Freedom READ

Upset in NC 11th Congressional District Primary Run-Off

Calley Mangum | June 25, 2020
North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District held a primary run-off Tuesday between Republican candidates Lynda Bennett and Madison Cawthorn. In what some would call a surprising READ

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