Displaying items by tag: First Amendment
GUEST EDITORIAL: Free speech case ends foolish N.C. beer label ban
Political appointees who run North Carolina’s booze bureaucracy will no longer play amateur art critic.
State Supreme Court will not hear Barber's trespass appeal
RALEIGH — Left-wing political activist the Rev. William Barber will not get his day at the N.C. Supreme Court. Justices at the state's highest court have turned down Barber's appeal of a 2019 conviction connected to a protest at the General Assembly.
GUEST EDITORIAL: ‘Good taste’ rule for license plates is unconstitutional
A North Carolina woman’s tongue-in-cheek crusade to keep her personalized license plate is making national news and even scored her an interview on “Jimmy Kimmel Live.”
EDITORIAL: Richmond County commissioners adopt public comment policy as bad as original
Before we scold the Richmond County Board of Commissioners for approving another problematic public comment policy, we have to give credit for the positive changes commissioners made.
State urges N.C. Supreme Court to reject Barber's trespass appeal
RALEIGH — Lawyers representing the state are asking the N.C. Supreme Court to reject an appeal from left-wing political activist the Rev. William Barber.
Richmond County commissioners approve public comment policy, despite concerns from free speech advocates
ROCKINGHAM — The Richmond County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday unanimously approved the new public comment policy, despite a last-minute letter from a civil liberties organization with concerns over the potential chilling of free speech.
Open government expert expresses concern over Richmond County's draft public comment policy
ROCKINGHAM — The Richmond County Board of Commissioners is slated to vote Tuesday evening on its public appearance policy which has been in place for more than 20 years, but open government experts say the draft is still potentially problematic.
Richmond County gets clean bill of financial health; public comment policy on hold
ROCKINGHAM — Richmond County’s fiscal health is improving, according to the audit report presented to the Board of Commissioners Tuesday evening.
Richmond County commissioners call for changes to public comment policy
ROCKINGHAM — The Richmond County Board of Commissioners could start the new year off with a change to a potentially problematic policy.
OPINION: Only the comedian can speak truth to power and combat cancel culture
Comedians have always played a unique role in western society. Armed with humor and wit, it is their job to push the envelope, holding a mirror up to society and speaking truth to power.