NC DEMS WIN BIG - WHAT VA MEANS FOR NC - GOP TAX SCAM - LT. GOV TIED TO EXTREMIST GROUP - NC LOVES GOV. COOPER - MORE COURT RIGGING - NEW MAPS (AGAIN) - EARLS FOR JUSTICE

SPECIAL MASTER – LT. DAN COZYS UP WITH EXTREME GROUP – TOP JUDGE: NO COURT RIGGING – CONGRESS HAMMERS MIDDLE CLASS

GOP ESCALATES COURT RIGGING SCHEME – HEALTH CARE SABOTAGE – FARR-RIGHT JUDGE ADVANCES – COOPER SIGNS HISTORIC LGBT PROTECTIONS

Gov. Cooper: “Instead of changing the way they write their laws, they want to change the judges”

SB 656 Veto is Next Step Towards Putting Judicial Branch Under the Thumb of NC GOP

“FISHY” AQUARIUM DEAL – SPECIAL MASTER? – POLITIFACT SLAMS BERGER FOR GERRYMANDERING CLAIM – TRUMP IN NC

After Racking up Losses in Court, NC GOP Looks to Drastically Change Our Judicial System

Key Passage: "When Rep. Burr was asked if judges or the State Bar or the Administrative Office of the Courts or law schools had been consulted about his redistricting plan in the committee meeting, he responded, "No, I am the legislator. I make the laws.""