Billy Corriher
@billycorriher.bsky.social
State courts @peoplesparity.bsky.social @pppaction.bsky.social
Author of the upcoming Justice for the People, The Anita Earls Story
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Author of the upcoming Justice for the People, The Anita Earls Story
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In addition to keeping the public in the dark, our highest court deploying the first line of defense of every toxic workplace when many standard worker protections already don't apply sets a precedent for abusive judges across the country to terrorize their workers even further
As this six-justice conservative supermajority expands its use of the shadow docket, it is also taking more aggressive steps to ensure that the public remains in the dark
John Roberts Does Not Want You Finding Out How the Supreme Court Actually Works
The six-justice conservative supermajority is taking aggressive steps to ensure that the public remains in the dark about how the Supreme Court functions.
ballsandstrikes.org
February 16, 2026 at 1:23 PM
In addition to keeping the public in the dark, our highest court deploying the first line of defense of every toxic workplace when many standard worker protections already don't apply sets a precedent for abusive judges across the country to terrorize their workers even further
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We can't fall into right-wing populism’s lie that the most vulnerable in society are to blame for wealth inequality in our countries. We need to build movements that tell the truth: the story of wealth inequality is not a cultural one, but a class one.
February 15, 2026 at 8:11 PM
We can't fall into right-wing populism’s lie that the most vulnerable in society are to blame for wealth inequality in our countries. We need to build movements that tell the truth: the story of wealth inequality is not a cultural one, but a class one.
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North Carolina lawmakers have voted to remove all college campus voting sites. Specifically at the largest HBCU in the US NC A&T. They now have to walk 30 minutes to their nearest polling place. Students are protesting this - pls share and support.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZThx29BJ9/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZThx29BJ9/
Even without an on-campus voting site, NCAT students still marched to the polls. 💙💛 Students at North Carolina A&T showed that barriers won’t stop their voices. When access isn’t easy, they organize. ...
TikTok video by HBCU Student Action Alliance
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February 14, 2026 at 1:55 PM
North Carolina lawmakers have voted to remove all college campus voting sites. Specifically at the largest HBCU in the US NC A&T. They now have to walk 30 minutes to their nearest polling place. Students are protesting this - pls share and support.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZThx29BJ9/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZThx29BJ9/
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Western Carolina University students just turned early voting into a 1.53-mile protest. After the on-campus polling site was closed, they marched a busy four-lane highway to cast ballots — saying if access gets harder, their resolve gets stronger. #ncpol
WCU students march miles to vote after on-campus polling site closure
They left campus on foot — with signs raised, chants echoing across the valley under clear blue winter skies — turning a routine civic act into a noisy, high-visibility public rebuke. On Feb. 13, roug...
smokymountainnews.com
February 14, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Western Carolina University students just turned early voting into a 1.53-mile protest. After the on-campus polling site was closed, they marched a busy four-lane highway to cast ballots — saying if access gets harder, their resolve gets stronger. #ncpol
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AOC warned at the security conference "it is of utmost urgent priority that we get our economic houses in order and deliver material gains for the working class," NBC News said.
“Or else we will fall to a more isolated world governed by authoritarians that also do not deliver to working people.”
“Or else we will fall to a more isolated world governed by authoritarians that also do not deliver to working people.”
In Munich, AOC warns that democracies must deliver for the working class to stave off 'authoritarianism'
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez gave a rare glimpse into her views on foreign policy at the Munich Security Conference, while sidestepping when asked "when" she'll run for president.
www.nbcnews.com
February 15, 2026 at 10:47 AM
AOC warned at the security conference "it is of utmost urgent priority that we get our economic houses in order and deliver material gains for the working class," NBC News said.
“Or else we will fall to a more isolated world governed by authoritarians that also do not deliver to working people.”
“Or else we will fall to a more isolated world governed by authoritarians that also do not deliver to working people.”
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This is something the Nazis used to do to Jewish children in the camps. It happened to a man I knew when he was a child in Auschwitz. The camp guards thought it was funny as hell.
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 8:09 PM
This is something the Nazis used to do to Jewish children in the camps. It happened to a man I knew when he was a child in Auschwitz. The camp guards thought it was funny as hell.
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Judge allows protesters back on UNC campus. The GOP appointed federal judge questioned the constitutionality of indefinite bans of protestors who were arrested for refusing to clear out of a pro-Palestinian encampment. (Via Jane Sartwell) www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e... #ncpol #nced
Judge allows protesters back on UNC campus. Duke prof plans to take court up on it
Though their second-degree trespassing charges were dropped, the three campus bans remained. Until now.
www.newsobserver.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Judge allows protesters back on UNC campus. The GOP appointed federal judge questioned the constitutionality of indefinite bans of protestors who were arrested for refusing to clear out of a pro-Palestinian encampment. (Via Jane Sartwell) www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e... #ncpol #nced
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Reports show that #Earls brought in over $1.3 million in donations through the last half of 2025. Her opponent for NC Supreme Court, state Rep. Sarah Stevens, raised about $82,500 over the same period. #ncpol
www.newsobserver.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:21 PM
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Conservative activists are courting North Carolina elections officials, offering use of unproven software they say will find fraudulent voters. ncnewsline.com/2026/02/13/c... Story by @lbonner.bsky.social #ncpol
Conservative activists want to use software with controversial origins to check NC’s voter rolls • NC Newsline
Conservative activists promoting controversial computer software used to challenge voters are getting a warm welcome from Republican state elections officials.
ncnewsline.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Conservative activists are courting North Carolina elections officials, offering use of unproven software they say will find fraudulent voters. ncnewsline.com/2026/02/13/c... Story by @lbonner.bsky.social #ncpol
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NEW: This week, SCR launched our Election 2026 hub, where we'll cover judicial elections, ballot measures, and state election litigation. As the president claims unprecedented powers, we aim to explain the broader legal landscape—including the relationship between state and federal election law.
What We're Watching in the 2026 Elections
State Court Report's new Election 2026 hub provides coverage of major legal and judicial developments shaping this election cycle.
statecourtreport.org
February 12, 2026 at 4:35 PM
NEW: This week, SCR launched our Election 2026 hub, where we'll cover judicial elections, ballot measures, and state election litigation. As the president claims unprecedented powers, we aim to explain the broader legal landscape—including the relationship between state and federal election law.
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NEW: Last month, Utah lawmakers rushed to add two seats to the state's supreme court in a brazen (but not unique) escalation in legislative tactics to curb judicial independence. @milov-cordobam.bsky.social examines major trends in legislative attacks on state courts.
Court-Packing and the Next Wave of Legislative Assaults on State Courts
Utah’s rush to add seats to its supreme court signals a major escalation in legislative tactics to curb judicial independence.
statecourtreport.org
February 6, 2026 at 7:59 PM
NEW: Last month, Utah lawmakers rushed to add two seats to the state's supreme court in a brazen (but not unique) escalation in legislative tactics to curb judicial independence. @milov-cordobam.bsky.social examines major trends in legislative attacks on state courts.
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Bad: Legal Aid of NC, which provides free legal assistance to low-income North Carolinians, has now laid off 40 staff and closed 9 offices all across the state after Republican lawmakers in the state legislature froze their funds.
More: www.newsobserver.com/news/state/n...
More: www.newsobserver.com/news/state/n...
February 12, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Bad: Legal Aid of NC, which provides free legal assistance to low-income North Carolinians, has now laid off 40 staff and closed 9 offices all across the state after Republican lawmakers in the state legislature froze their funds.
More: www.newsobserver.com/news/state/n...
More: www.newsobserver.com/news/state/n...
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“A ruling in the case could determine which political party is in charge of setting the rules for and confirming the results of elections in” North Carolina.
#ncpol
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#ncpol
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Stein, Republican NC lawmakers square off in court over control of elections
A ruling in the case could determine which political party is in charge of setting the rules for and confirming the results of elections in the state.
www.wral.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:16 PM
“A ruling in the case could determine which political party is in charge of setting the rules for and confirming the results of elections in” North Carolina.
#ncpol
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#ncpol
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Of course voting is the best way to make your voice heard, but it's not the only way. This short article includes a link to submit public comment on these proposed restrictions.
#ncpol #votingrights
https://carolinaforward.org/blog/proposed-gop-rules-seek-to-reduce-voting-access/
#ncpol #votingrights
https://carolinaforward.org/blog/proposed-gop-rules-seek-to-reduce-voting-access/
Proposed GOP Rules Seek to Reduce Voting Access - Carolina Forward
Summary:
carolinaforward.org
February 10, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Of course voting is the best way to make your voice heard, but it's not the only way. This short article includes a link to submit public comment on these proposed restrictions.
#ncpol #votingrights
https://carolinaforward.org/blog/proposed-gop-rules-seek-to-reduce-voting-access/
#ncpol #votingrights
https://carolinaforward.org/blog/proposed-gop-rules-seek-to-reduce-voting-access/
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For nearly 2 years, the NC Supreme Court has refused to rule on whether the NCGA must fully fund our public schools. It’s time for the Court to stop allowing legislators to violate the constitutional promise of a quality public education system. #leandro #fundourschools #ncpol
February 10, 2026 at 4:19 PM
For nearly 2 years, the NC Supreme Court has refused to rule on whether the NCGA must fully fund our public schools. It’s time for the Court to stop allowing legislators to violate the constitutional promise of a quality public education system. #leandro #fundourschools #ncpol
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Students at 3 NC colleges want early voting sites on campus. Last week, a federal judge heard preliminary arguments.
Sunday, he denied their request.
Here are the stories:
#ncpol
Hearing: carolinapublicpress.org/74398/campus...
Order: carolinapublicpress.org/74415/judge-...
Sunday, he denied their request.
Here are the stories:
#ncpol
Hearing: carolinapublicpress.org/74398/campus...
Order: carolinapublicpress.org/74415/judge-...
Judge denies demands for early voting sites on three NC university campuses
Students at NC A&T, WCU and UNCG went to court to get early voting sites on campuses for the primary. The judge said no.
carolinapublicpress.org
February 10, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Students at 3 NC colleges want early voting sites on campus. Last week, a federal judge heard preliminary arguments.
Sunday, he denied their request.
Here are the stories:
#ncpol
Hearing: carolinapublicpress.org/74398/campus...
Order: carolinapublicpress.org/74415/judge-...
Sunday, he denied their request.
Here are the stories:
#ncpol
Hearing: carolinapublicpress.org/74398/campus...
Order: carolinapublicpress.org/74415/judge-...
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Nine-year-old Maria Antonia Guerra, from Colombia, drew a portrait of herself and her mother wearing their detainee ID badges. A note on the side said, “I am not happy, please get me out of here.”
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
February 9, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Nine-year-old Maria Antonia Guerra, from Colombia, drew a portrait of herself and her mother wearing their detainee ID badges. A note on the side said, “I am not happy, please get me out of here.”
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New version of GOP suppression bill would impose nationwide proof of citizenship, photo ID requirements. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
New version of GOP suppression bill would impose nationwide proof of citizenship, photo ID requirements
The bill would undermine the right to vote in the U.S. ahead of the 2026 midterms.
www.democracydocket.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:44 PM
New version of GOP suppression bill would impose nationwide proof of citizenship, photo ID requirements. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Pour one out for every professional political pundit, writer, consultant whatever that has spent the last decade trying to pretend that the Trump phenomenon was about trade or opiates and not a big chunk of white america losing its mind over having a black president bsky.app/profile/kyle...
A screenshot from a video posted on Trump's Truth Social account: truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
February 6, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Pour one out for every professional political pundit, writer, consultant whatever that has spent the last decade trying to pretend that the Trump phenomenon was about trade or opiates and not a big chunk of white america losing its mind over having a black president bsky.app/profile/kyle...
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I am thrilled to share this recording with you! This is "Democracy in the Balance" - our judicial workshop from last night with special guest and state court expert, @billycorriher.bsky.social. Please listen!! It is incredibly informative & HOPEFUL.
#judgesmatter
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVMx...
#judgesmatter
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVMx...
Democracy in the Balance: The Importance of the Judicial Races in North Carolina
YouTube video by Indivisible Guilford County
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February 5, 2026 at 6:57 PM
I am thrilled to share this recording with you! This is "Democracy in the Balance" - our judicial workshop from last night with special guest and state court expert, @billycorriher.bsky.social. Please listen!! It is incredibly informative & HOPEFUL.
#judgesmatter
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVMx...
#judgesmatter
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVMx...
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Pretty wild to me how many pundits and academics treated Republican opposition to the notion of Supreme Court expansion during the Biden administration as a serious, principled stance, as opposed to a position Republicans would obviously abandon the moment it became convenient
Republicans Love Supreme Court Expansion When It Gets Them What They Want
When it comes to state supreme courts, Republican politicians have been happy to add (or subtract) justices as they see fit.
ballsandstrikes.org
February 3, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Pretty wild to me how many pundits and academics treated Republican opposition to the notion of Supreme Court expansion during the Biden administration as a serious, principled stance, as opposed to a position Republicans would obviously abandon the moment it became convenient
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Bro they're actually gonna get Maduro to say he helped rig the 2020 election in exchange for dropping the charges aren't they?
The latest on Gabbard as fringe conspiracy drives her voting investigation: “The sources said the goal was to work with the FBI to investigate claims that Venezuela had hacked voting machines in Puerto Rico.”
Exclusive: US spy chief's office investigated voting machines in Puerto Rico
A team working for President Donald Trump's spy chief, Tulsi Gabbard, last spring led an investigation into Puerto Rico's voting machines, said Gabbard's office and three sources familiar with the pre...
www.reuters.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Bro they're actually gonna get Maduro to say he helped rig the 2020 election in exchange for dropping the charges aren't they?
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Journalists should explain the implications of Berger's radical view: it means that only the General Assembly gets to decide what is and what isn't constitutional. That's clearly not how our democracy was ever intended to function.
#ncpol #LeadWithLeandro
(cc: @keunghui.bsky.social)
#ncpol #LeadWithLeandro
(cc: @keunghui.bsky.social)
February 3, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Journalists should explain the implications of Berger's radical view: it means that only the General Assembly gets to decide what is and what isn't constitutional. That's clearly not how our democracy was ever intended to function.
#ncpol #LeadWithLeandro
(cc: @keunghui.bsky.social)
#ncpol #LeadWithLeandro
(cc: @keunghui.bsky.social)
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Republicans do NOT like Supreme Court expansion (bad, political) but LOVE expanding state supreme courts that issue rulings that Republicans don't like (noble, just)
Republicans Love Supreme Court Expansion When It Gets Them What They Want
When it comes to state supreme courts, Republican politicians have been happy to add (or subtract) justices as they see fit.
ballsandstrikes.org
February 3, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Republicans do NOT like Supreme Court expansion (bad, political) but LOVE expanding state supreme courts that issue rulings that Republicans don't like (noble, just)
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▶️Utah’s Gov. just signed a bill to expand the state Supreme Court, following a GOP push after it ruled against partisan gerrymandering - a move that could threaten judicial independence & undermine voters in the upcoming midterms. @billycorriher.bsky.social
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/repu...
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/repu...
Republican legislators plan to pack yet another court that stands in their way
Republicans in the Utah Legislature are at war with the state Supreme Court over a constitutional ban on gerrymandering.
www.democracydocket.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:45 PM
▶️Utah’s Gov. just signed a bill to expand the state Supreme Court, following a GOP push after it ruled against partisan gerrymandering - a move that could threaten judicial independence & undermine voters in the upcoming midterms. @billycorriher.bsky.social
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/repu...
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/repu...