Former federal judge speaks out about separation of powers concerns. And, what constitutes a constitutional crisis?
We’re all too familiar with the phrases by now: “constitutional crisis,” “slide toward authoritarianism” and “erosion of the rule of law.”
Today, Due South delves into what those words really mean — and what’s at stake for our nation — with two local legal experts.
Our conversation begins with the Honorable Allyson K. Duncan. When Judge Duncan was a child growing up in Durham, she spent afternoons after school at North Carolina Central University's law library, where her mother worked.
While Duncan watched future lawyers study, a seed was planted that grew into a career of firsts, including…
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