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"It has been thought a considerable advance towards establishing the principles of Freedom, to say, that government is a compact
between those who govern and those that are governed: but this cannot be true, because it is putting the effect before the cause; for as man must have existed before governments existed, there necessarily was a time when governments did not exist, and consequently there could originally exist no governors
to form such a compact with. The fact therefore must be, that the individuals themselves, each in his own personal and sovereign right, entered into a compact with each other to produce a government:
and this is the only mode in which governments have a right to arise, and the only principle on which they have a right to exist."
-- Thomas Paine

"The provision in the Constitution granting the right to all persons to bear
arms is a limitation upon the power of the Legislature to enact any law to the
contrary. The exercise of a right guaranteed by the Constitution cannot be made
subject to the will of the sheriff."
-- People vs. Zerillo

US Supreme Court upholds moratorium on evictions through an emergency decision, which contained no actual reasoning. However, Justice Kavanaugh, who sided with the majority, admitted that the moratorium was not lawful, but that it should stay in place anyway.

SCOTUS Upholds Eviction Moratorium | Human Events The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to lift the eviction moratorium for tenants who’ve fallen behind on rent during the pandemic.

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NC appeals court unseals child-s*x case file, ruling in favor of newspaper The NC Court of Appeals reversed a decision Tuesday that sealed an entire court file involving child s*x abuse and denied a Fayetteville newspaper access to any of the information inside.

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Chief Justice Martin issues order for counties subject to Florence evacuation North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Martin issued an order Thursday evening declaring that catastrophic conditions resulting from Hurricane Florence currently exist in those counties su…