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U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Case on Artist’s First Amendment Rights

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that directly addresses the conflict between the First Amendment’s Free Speech clause and LGBTQ READ

ALERT: Urge Senators Burr and Tillis to OPPOSE Radical Abortion Bill

The U.S. Senate is scheduled to vote next week on S. 1975 – Women’s Health Protection Act, a radical pro-abortion bill that would not READ

Pro-Lifers Settle First Amendment Violation with Guilford County

In a victory for religious freedom and First Amendment rights, Love Life ministry in Charlotte has reached a settlement with Guilford County in a READ

ALERT: Urge Your Legislators to Oppose Sports Gambling Legalization!

The North Carolina General Assembly is in Raleigh this week to focus on redrawing state legislative and congressional district maps after the North Carolina READ

NC Supreme Court Strikes Down State Election Maps

The North Carolina Supreme Court has concluded that the state’s new legislative and congressional district maps violate the State Constitution, and that they must READ

NCGA Votes to Delay NC Primary Elections

The North Carolina General Assembly passed House Bill 605 this week, which would push the 2022 primary election back from May 17 to June READ

Approval of Legislative & Congressional Maps Appealed to NC Supreme Court

A three-judge panel ruled earlier this week that North Carolina’s recently redrawn state legislative and congressional maps are constitutional and do not have to READ

NC Family & Other FPCs Urge SCOTUS to Rule Against OSHA Vaccine Mandate

NC Family has joined 30 other state family policy councils in submitting a friend of the court brief to the U.S. Supreme Court to READ

U.S. Senate Passes Catawba Casino Bill in National Defense Authorization Act

The U.S. Senate has approved a measure that will codify in federal statute the scheme of the South Carolina-based Catawba Indian Nation to purchase READ

NC State Supreme Court Delays 2022 Primary Elections

North Carolina’s primary elections have been pushed back two months, from March 8 to May 17, 2022, per an order from the North Carolina READ

Recapping the 2021 “Long” Legislative Session

The North Carolina General Assembly has been in session since January 27, 2021, making this the longest uninterrupted “long” legislative session in a decade. READ

NC Family Joins Pro-Life Organizations Across the U.S. in After Roe Campaign

This morning, as the U.S. Supreme Court heard a direct challenge to Roe v. Wade, NC Family joined other family policy organizations around the READ

Lambda Legal Sues NC Over Sex Designation on Birth Certificates

Lambda Legal, a national LGBTQ activist organization, is suing the State of North Carolina over what it characterizes as a “discriminatory policy” relating to READ

Watch Roger Severino’s Address from the 2021 Winston-Salem Dinner

NC Family’s 2021 Major Speakers Dinner in Winston-Salem, NC on November 9, 2021 featured former Director of the Office for Civil Rights in the READ

Sports Gambling Bill Passes House Committee

The NC House Commerce Committee passed SB 688–Sports Wagering this morning by a 12-4 vote. This bill has not seen action since it passed the READ
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Virginia: A Resounding Victory for Parents and Children Beyond the Commonwealth!

Last night’s election results in Virginia have sent a shockwave across our nation and a resounding message that parents, children, and conservative pro-family values READ

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