Mitch Kokai: Courts’ Take on Constitutional Silence Could Have Major Impact

Mitch Kokai: Courts’ take on constitutional silence could have major impact

Most legal fights pitting North Carolina’s Democratic governor against the state's Republican legislative leaders focus on different interpretations of words in the state’s constitution.

Courts’ Take On Constitutional Silence Could Have Major Impact

By Mitch Kokai Most legal fights pitting North Carolina’s governor against its legislative leaders focus on different interpretations of words in the state’s constitution. But the outcome of at least one battle could depend on the absence of words in North Carolina’s governing document. Judges’ assessment of the state constitution’s silence could have far-reaching impacts. The dispute […]