Tag: lawyers

Jo$h $tein i$ expen$ive.

Posted on August 19, 2024 by Brant Clifton

Attorney General Josh Stein has built quite a reputation for refusing to represent the state when it is sued by liberal activists. He’s also been known to run lovingly —

Plaintiff’s lawyers fire back at Truitt’s smear tactics

Posted on January 7, 2023January 7, 2023 by Brant Clifton

It’s an old, old, old trick by statists and government types. Any government employee who dares to speak up about perceived problems is to be slandered or libeled into professional

The Pinehurst Hot Mess: The price tag on political pride

Posted on November 13, 2022 by Brant Clifton

It’s been a long time since there’s been this much attorney action involving Pinehurst village government. Of course, that happens when you operate like a bull in a china

The Pinehurst Hot Mess: FOUR LAWYERS. ONE CASE. PAID FOR WITH TAX DOLLARS.

Posted on September 7, 2022September 8, 2022 by Brant Clifton

For more than a year, it appears the Village of Pinehurst has been. paying FOUR lawyers to represent it in ONE complaint alleging violations of the state Open Meetings

Pinehurst: A hot mess at Village Hall

Posted on December 12, 2021December 12, 2021 by Brant Clifton

We’ve made it through two years and a month of the Strickland era in Pinehurst government. The reports coming out of the village’s halls of government evoke memories of

Pinehurst: I Sue You — (Um, you sue Me ?)

Posted on November 12, 2021 by Brant Clifton

The cabal currently running Pinehurst village government is about to help the village break new legal ground. I’ve talked with some area attorneys, and NONE of them can recall

Thom’s Tholl Theam retains BIG DOG lawyers in fight against lil’ ol’ anti-toll road group

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Widen I-77, a citizen’s group based in North Mecklenburg County, has been making a lot of noise in fighting the state’s deal to hand over the development and management of

Hi-HO HI-HO It’s off to court we go (AGAIN!)

Posted on July 27, 2012July 27, 2012 by Brant Clifton

In the wake of the 2011 Pinehurst village council elections, we were promised an end to business as usual at village hall. For years, standard operating procedure at village hall

NCGOP lawyering up against party activists?

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Brant Clifton

2012 is really turning out to be the Year of The Lawyer in North Carolina politics. First, we have the Pat McCrory campaign lawyering up to sue a Democrat PAC

Pinehurst 2011: Dueling attorneys

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Brant Clifton

If Pinehurst village attorney Mike Newman gets paid by the hour, he is having ONE HECK of a windfall this year. His latest action involves the controversy over