By Dallas Woodhouse Carolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH Moments after the N.C. State Supreme Court held its formal ceremonial investiture for all newly elected members, Republicans signaled that the extended closures of North Carolina’s judicial branch ordered by former Democrat Chief Justice Cherie Beasley due to COVID-19 can’t continue.
Quoting directly from Article 1 Section 18, the state Constitution’s open court provision, Chief Justice Paul Newby stated, “The courts shall be open, and that justice shall be administered without favor, denial or delay.”
Newby continued: “That is the constitutional requirement that the courts shall be open. Open courts available for all the citizens is not a luxury it is a mandate. Nonetheless, how do we operate in the midst of our global and local pandemic with regard to COVID? That is the great stress of our time as we seek to protect the public health and our court personnel and fulfill our constitutional mandate.”
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We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
Carolina Journal’s Rick Henderson Discusses Newby’s Role as N.C. Chief Justice
Rick Henderson, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief, discusses the role Paul Newby assumes as new chief justice of the N.C. Supreme Court. Henderson offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
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Moments after the N.C. State Supreme Court held its formal ceremonial investiture for all newly elected members, Republicans signaled that the extended closures of North Carolina s judicial branch ordered by former Democrat Chief Justice Cherie Beasley due to COVID-19 can t continue under the state constitution.
Quoting directly from Article 1 Section 18, constitution s open court provision, Justice Paul Newby stated, The courts shall be open, and that justice shall be administered without favor, denial or delay.
Newby continued: That is the constitutional requirement that the courts shall be open. Open courts available for all the citizens is not a luxury it is a mandate. Nonetheless, how do we operate in the midst of our global and local pandemic with regard to COVID? That is the great stress of our time as we seek to protect t
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Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) called on Vice President Mike Pence and cabinet members of the Trump administration to invoke the 25th Amendment and strip the president of his executive authority.
Kinzinger is the first GOP lawmaker to push for Trump s removal via the 25th Amendment, usually invoked when a president must be indisposed for a short time, such as for a medical operation. Kinzinger released a video statement on Thursday asserting that Trump is unfit and unwell and that Pence must take control of the office of the president to avoid a potential major catastrophe.
Moments after the N.C. State Supreme Court held its formal ceremonial investiture for all newly elected members, Republicans signaled that the extended closures of North Carolina’s judicial branch ordered by former Democrat Chief Justice Cherie Beasley due to COVID-19 can’t continue under the state constitution.
Quoting directly from Article 1 Section 18, constitution’s open court provision, Justice Paul Newby stated, “The courts shall be open, and that justice shall be administered without favor, denial or delay.”
Newby continued: “That is the constitutional requirement that the courts shall be open. Open courts available for all the citizens is not a luxury it is a mandate. Nonetheless, how do we operate in the midst of our global and local pandemic with regard to COVID? That is the great stress of our time as we seek to protect the public health and our court personnel and fulfill our constitutional mandate.”