Billy Corriher

Billy Corriher

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author of Justice for the People, The Anita Earls Story. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H6KQZ9P3 state courts @peoplesparity.bsky.social @pppaction.bsky.social

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Tom Bonier
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Trump held a rally in Gaston County, NC a few weeks ago. And now, that county has the largest increase in Black vote share of the early vote in the country. Not saying the two are connected, but I have to admit it made me laugh.

Billy Corriher
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Chief Justice Newby is on the campaign trail with GOP judicial candidates, defying ethics rules. Judges aren’t supposed to endorse candidates or give them money, unless they’re also on the ballot. But Newby effectively controls the Judicial Standards Commission. So he can do what he wants. #ncpol

The News & Observer@newsobserver.com

“I think that’s some wordsmithing that’s there,” one Republican candidate said of Newby’s support. “Because he did say he cannot endorse.”

bit.lyNC candidates claim chief justice’s support, but judicial code bans endorsements“I think that’s some wordsmithing that’s there,” one Republican candidate said of Newby’s support. “Because he did say he cannot endorse.”
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Billy Corriher
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The JSC actually recommended discipline for two Republican judges who admitted to violating the ethics rules. But Newby and the other GOP justices shut that down and let them off the hook. We only found out because ProPublica reported it. Newby is corrupt.

Billy Corriher
@billycorriher.bsky.social

Chief Justice Newby is on the campaign trail with GOP judicial candidates, defying ethics rules. Judges aren’t supposed to endorse candidates or give them money, unless they’re also on the ballot. But Newby effectively controls the Judicial Standards Commission. So he can do what he wants. #ncpol

The News & Observer@newsobserver.com

“I think that’s some wordsmithing that’s there,” one Republican candidate said of Newby’s support. “Because he did say he cannot endorse.”

bit.lyNC candidates claim chief justice’s support, but judicial code bans endorsements“I think that’s some wordsmithing that’s there,” one Republican candidate said of Newby’s support. “Because he did say he cannot endorse.”
Billy Corriher
@billycorriher.bsky.social

The article has a good rundown of Newby’s ethical shortcomings and his influence in the legislature. In 2024, lawmakers packed the JSC. Around the same time, Newby pushed an investigation into Justice Anita Earls (chapter 19 in my book).

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Ohio Fair Courts Alliance
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On November 3, Ohio voters will choose the next two justices for the Ohio Supreme Court. Our blog walks you through who the candidates are, why these seats matter, how judicial campaigns work in Ohio, and how to evaluate judicial candidates. www.ohiofaircourts.org/post/ohio-su...

ohiofaircourts.orgOhio Supreme Court Election 2026: Don’t Sit This One OutOhio voters will choose the next two justices for the Ohio Supreme Court.

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Michael McDonald
@electproject.bsky.social

North Carolina is shaping up to be a Democratic blowout. Early voting turnout is up a lot, but is actually *down* for registered Republicans

Michael McDonald@electproject.bsky.social

Same-day in-person early voting is up in North Carolina, and up big for registered Democrats. The first state with in-person early voting and party registration where we have a solid 2022 comparison michaelmcdonald.substack.com/p/north-caro...

michaelmcdonald.substack.comNorth Carolina First Day of In-Person Early Voting is a Blue TsunamiThat’s Right. Larger than a Blue Wave
Billy Corriher
@billycorriher.bsky.social

$15M is a tiny fraction of the #ncga budget. But “it means so much to veterans, survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking, disaster victims, and others…” #ncpol

NC Health News@nchealthnews.bsky.social

Three North Carolina legal aid organizations are suing over lawmakers’ decision to redirect millions in IOLTA funding even as thousands in western North Carolina need services as they recover from Hurricane Helene. Full story: www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2026/10/12/n...

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Stephen Wolf
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North Carolina’s Supreme Court election is pivotal in the fight against Republican gerrymandering. If Justice Anita Earls wins reelection this year, Dems would need to flip just two of the three Republican seats up in 2028 to gain a majority and strike down the GOP’s gerrymanders for 2030

Stephen Wolf@stephenwolf.bsky.social

NEW: State courts remain a powerful bulwark for democracy when Donald Trump, Republicans, and the federal courts seek to undermine fair elections, civil rights, and the rule of law. We detailed 8 states with key supreme court elections to watch next month: www.the-downballot.com/p/how-voters...

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Beatrice Sexton
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This happened in NC! #ncpol

ProPublica@propublica.org

4/ Fernando Vasquez, an 18-year-old citizen, was on break from work when agents chased and handcuffed him, then put him in their truck. After realizing their mistake, the agents left the teen alone in the woods, with no way to get home. Then they threw his ID out of the truck.

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Ruby S.
@rubyji.bsky.social

"Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power. Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well beyond the borders of his state." www.propublica.org/article/paul... #ncpol #ncgop

propublica.org“Biblical Justice, Equal Justice, for All”: How North Carolina’s Chief Justice Transformed His State and AmericaPaul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power. Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well be...

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Mike Hixenbaugh
@mikehixenbaugh.com

Scoop: At a secret meeting this summer, an aide to Stephen Miller laid out Trump administration's plan to make it easier for states to round up and institutionalize mentally ill homeless people — by pushing a drastic policy change that would weaken the rights of millions of disabled Americans.

nbcnews.comHow Trump’s homelessness crackdown became a sweeping retreat from disability rightsAfter issuing a memo making it easier to institutionalize homeless people, the Justice Department began abandoning cases protecting disabled people’s right to live in the community.

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Democracy Docket
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🚨NEW: The Supreme Court blames Denny Hoskins for causing Missouri’s redistricting mess: he knew the risks and plowed ahead anyway. Now he’s been held in contempt, sued by voters — and the GOP map is blocked for November. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

democracydocket.comSupreme Court smacks down Denny Hoskins for creating Missouri’s redistricting messThe finding is an especially rough ending to a redistricting saga in which Hoskins repeatedly tried to preserve Missouri Republicans’ 2025 congressional gerrymander — only to be rebuked by the state…
Billy Corriher
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I didn’t mention this, but the judges cited the NC Supreme Court’s 2024 decision to upend early voting after presidential candidate RFK requested it to justify this last-minute chaos. SCOTUS has already smacked down this panel twice in this case. They’ll probably do it again. 🤞

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Democracy Docket
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NEW: Missouri Republicans are asking courts to help it expand a doctrine traditionally aimed at restraining federal court intervention. And the consequence could give legislatures near-absolute control over federal elections by limiting when courts can enforce state constitutional restraints.

democracydocket.comIn Missouri gerrymander fight, GOP wants to vastly expand Purcell — giving state lawmakers nearly unchecked power over electionsTheir argument has echoes of the dangerous independent state legislature theory, which would give state lawmakers nearly total power over election rules, and which the U.S. Supreme Court has rejected ...
Billy Corriher
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It’s really insane that the 8th Circuit won’t stop trying to insert itself into this gerrymandering fight to help the GOP. It’s purely a matter of state law, no federal issue there at all. Even SCOTUS said so. SCOTUS! Unbelievable….

Democracy Docket@democracydocket.com

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democracydocket.comMissouri ordered to use gerrymandered map for midterms after shocking reversal by appeals courtThe circuit court ruling injects even more confusion into a year-long battle over which map the state will use for the general election.
Billy Corriher
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The courts already allowed this law to go into effect, even though a lower court struck it down. Arrowood points out how inappropriate it is for appellate courts to do this. This is a great example of why the Court of Appeals election is so important, this year and in 2028.

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NC Newsline
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A federal judge on Monday ended nearly 14 years of court oversight of North Carolina’s program to help people with serious mental illness move from institutional settings into community housing. ncnewsline.com/2026/09/15/f... #ncpol

ncnewsline.comFederal judge ends North Carolina mental health settlement after 14 years • NC NewslineA federal judge has ended nearly 14 years of oversight of North Carolina’s program to help people with serious mental illness move out of adult care homes.

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Indivisible Guilford NC ❌️ 👑
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What a fantastic event! This was our "Swipe Left for Democracy - Finding Your Role in Election Protection" program yesterday, September 14! Food, friends, fabulous T Shirts (designed by a member!) & raffle prizes! **BEST YET - there was info on things EVERYONE CAN DO to help protect our elections!**

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Democracy Docket
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NEW: The chaos in Missouri shows that Republicans will undermine courts, defy voters, and do whatever it takes to gerrymander election districts or otherwise gain an electoral edge, Billy Corriher writes. It also demonstrates how state supreme courts can act as crucial defenses for democracy.

democracydocket.comGOP’s failed Missouri power grab offers a nationwide warningIn Missouri this week, Republicans tried to undermine the rule of law to do President Donald Trump’s bidding and get one more congressional seat for their party. But that was too far, even for the ant...

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Keung Hui
@keunghui.bsky.social

NC lawmakers beef up US attorneys’ staffs, leave Wake County DA with no new prosecutors. Understaffing could make it harder for Wake DA to focus on public corruption cases involving state officials. (Via @dpkane.bsky.social & Nolan Wilkinson) www.newsobserver.com/news/local/c... #ncpol #wakepol

newsobserver.comNC lawmakers beef up US attorneys’ staffs, leave Wake DA with no new prosecutorsA state study says the Wake County District Attorney’s Office has 45 prosecutors, but needs 70 to effectively handle caseloads.

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Alicia Bannon
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The Eighth Circuit denies a stay request in the Missouri redistricting litigation. Next stop is SCOTUS (again). Read more about the chaotic Missouri redistricting saga in @statecourtreport.org. statecourtreport.org/our-work/ana...

statecourtreport.orgThe Continuing Chaos of Missouri’s Redistricting LitigationThough the U.S. Supreme Court left in place this week a Missouri Supreme Court decision blocking use of the state’s new congressional map in the coming midterm elections, separate federal litigation i...
Chris Geidner@chrisgeidner.bsky.social

BREAKING: The Eighth Circuit DENIES the intervenors' request to block Judge Clark's TRO. The panel includes two Trump appointees — Stras and Justin Smith — and a GHWB appointee — Loken. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Democracy Docket
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NEW: Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins has issued a statement confirming that he will comply with orders blocking a gerrymandered GOP map for the midterms. His statement comes as the state Supreme Court considered the extraordinary move of holding him in contempt.

democracydocket.comAfter contempt hearing, Missouri’s top election official concedes redistricting fight“In accordance with that order, my Office is directing local election authorities to use the 2022 congressional map.”

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Chris Geidner
@chrisgeidner.bsky.social

TODAY, A TRO IS NOT APPEALABLE.

Chris Geidner@chrisgeidner.bsky.social

BREAKING: The Eighth Circuit DENIES the intervenors' request to block Judge Clark's TRO. The panel includes two Trump appointees — Stras and Justin Smith — and a GHWB appointee — Loken. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Billy Corriher
@billycorriher.bsky.social

Insanity. This is the second time a Trump judge has ordered a state to use election districts that are illegal under state law. The same thing happened in Ohio, and those districts are still in place.

Chris Geidner@chrisgeidner.bsky.social

BREAKING: Dueling rulings cause chaos over Missouri maps. By Tuesday night, Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins faced an order from the Missouri Supreme Court to show cause why he should not be held in contempt. New, at Law Dork:

lawdork.comDueling rulings cause chaos over Missouri mapsBy Tuesday night, Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins faced an order from the Missouri Supreme Court to show cause why he should not be held in contempt.
Billy Corriher
@billycorriher.bsky.social

State supreme courts get the final say on state law. But after the Ohio supreme court repeatedly struck down these districts, Judge Amul Thapar ordered the state to use them anyway. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2022/05/27/f...

ohiocapitaljournal.comFederal court implements Statehouse maps twice declared unconstitutional by Ohio Supreme Court • Ohio Capital JournalA federal district court, in a 2-1 decision Saturday, implemented Ohio state Senate and House district maps for the 2022 Election that have twice been declared unconstitutional partisan gerrymanders b...

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Progress NC Action
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The decisions of the North Carolina Supreme Court don’t stay in the courtroom. They shape our rights, our families and our everyday lives. These decisions have consequences. That is why judicial elections matter. #ncpol #courts #election https://bit.ly/4yiuvVi

ncnewsline.comYour vote. Your child’s classroom. Your electric bill. Your water. Your health. • NC NewslineMore than 95% of cases in this country are handled by state courts. And as the U.S. Supreme Court pushes fundamental questions about our freedoms back to the states, state courts and state constitutio...

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NC Newsline
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The decisions of the North Carolina Supreme Court don’t stay in the courtroom. They shape our rights, our families and our everyday lives. ncnewsline.com/2026/09/08/y... #ncpol (COMMENTARY)

ncnewsline.comYour vote. Your child’s classroom. Your electric bill. Your water. Your health. • NC NewslineMore than 95% of cases in this country are handled by state courts. And as the U.S. Supreme Court pushes fundamental questions about our freedoms back to the states, state courts and state constitutio...