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Understanding Who (Might) Have Lost and Won: The 2020 Election Results Directly Impact How We Respond to COVID-19

Written By Whitney Campbell Christensen and James W. Norment

November 4, 2020

Our efforts to keep you knowledgeable about legal issues related to the pandemic has become one of our most important services to our clients. COVID-19 challenges all of us. Our businesses, our families, and o…

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Is an NC Coronavirus Bail Out Coming? When & How We Expect the NCGA to Provide Relief to Businesses & Individuals

Written By Whitney Campbell Christensen

April 17, 2020

As we find ourselves facing a massive global health crisis and sudden economic downturn, many North Carolinians are looking for relief from their government. Congress has acted. What about the North Carolina General…

Elections Oversight and Enforcement: A Sea Change in North Carolina Political Law?

Written By Steven B. Long

October 15, 2018

Political and campaign finance law is in a state of constant flux. That is truer in North Carolina than many other places. On January 1, 2017, the North Carolina State Board of Elections, which oversaw campaigns and…

Retention Elections – The General Assembly Creates A New Way For North Carolinians To Elect Incumbent Justices Of The North Carolina Supreme Court

Written By William S. Durr

August 4, 2015

Until now, a sitting Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court had to run for reelection against any other person or persons who filed to run for the Justice's seat just as an elected Senator or Representative must take …

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Understanding Who (Might) Have Lost and Won: The 2020 Election Results Directly Impact How We Respond to COVID-19

Is an NC Coronavirus Bail Out Coming? When & How We Expect the NCGA to Provide Relief to Businesses & Individuals

Elections Oversight and Enforcement: A Sea Change in North Carolina Political Law?

Retention Elections – The General Assembly Creates A New Way For North Carolinians To Elect Incumbent Justices Of The North Carolina Supreme Court

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