Supreme Court ruling prevents early release for life sentences
More than 120 inmates in the North Carolina Department of Corrections will remain incarcerated after the state's high court ruled Friday that the applicable definition of the term "life sentence" is...
View ArticleHouse Republicans divided over indoor tanning law
At what age should people legally be allowed to increase their risk of getting cancer? That is the fundamental question dividing North Carolina House of Representatives Republicans in legislative...
View ArticleAssault weapons ban unlikely to resurface as amendment
Sen. Dianne Feinstein has been working tirelessly to restrict rifle types and magazine capacities ever since the 1994 Federal Assault Weapons Ban prohibiting their import and manufacture expired nine...
View ArticleSupreme Court's gay marriage decision unlikely to have national impact
In 2009, then 79 year old Edith Windsor of New York received a $363,000 federal estate tax bill for an inheritance she received after the death of her partner of 44 years. Today, it is on her behalf...
View ArticleMagazine restriction gutted from senate gun control bill
The Senate announced yesterday that the gun control bill set go go before the floor on April 8th will not include restrictions on magazine capacity, semi-automatics or any other type-specific...
View ArticleGun Control Debate Begins in Washington
The most important gun control debate since 1994 is set to begin on the senate floor in Washington this morning, as congress will consider Senate Bill 649, "The Safe Communities and Schools Act of...
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