By Rev. Mark CreechChristian Action LeagueSeptember 11, 2020 Capital punishment is a legal penalty in North Carolina. Yet despite the 140 offenders currently on death row, the state has not executed anyone since 2006. There have been challenges to the lethal injection protocol. Then there were the complications precipitated by the Racial Justice Act. And […]
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Miscarriage of Justice: NC Supreme Court Revives Repealed RJA for Death Penalty Cases
By Hunter HinesChristian Action LeagueJune 12, 2020 Friday, June 5, the decidedly left-leaning North Carolina Supreme Court revived the Racial Justice Act in limited cases. Six out of seven justices said in a decision involving two cases that any prisoners on death row who applied for an appeal under the RJA before it was repealed, […]
2019 Legislative Wrap-Up
By Rev. Mark Creech, Executive Director Christian Action League December 12, 2019 The long session of the North Carolina General Assembly traditionally runs from January to the middle of July. The 2019 Long Session, however, was extended well into November. The delay was mainly the result of a stalemate between Republican lawmakers, who possess the […]