High court protects the people
Hooray for the N.C. Supreme Court. Yesterday it stood up for citizens against the power of government in an important case.
We wrote about City of Burlington v. Boney Publishers April 19.
The Supreme Court's four-word ruling, "Discretionary Review Improvidently Allowed," summed up what we said in our editorial: This case never should have gone so far.
The effect was to let stand this unanimous decision by the N.C. Court of Appeals.
It means that, if you dare challenge the right of your local government to conduct public business in private, it can't file a pre-emptive legal strike against you -- forcing you to defend your rights in court.
Thanks to our appellate courts for protecting the people from a bit of government bullying.
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Hear, hear. This is a huge win for the public and a big, badly needed whack upside the head with a clue stick for government officials.
Posted on May 6, 2005 1:56 PM