Billy Corriher

Billy Corriher is a senior researcher with Facing South who specializes in judicial selection, voting rights and the courts in North Carolina.

As COVID Spikes, the GOP Pushes Bans on Suing Negligent Businesses

Many in the GOP have been insisting that any further COVID-19 stimulus bill also include legal immunity.

December 3, 2020

A Florida law requires people with felony convictions to pay outstanding court fines before they can vote.

August 3, 2020

Corporate campaign cash has poured into high court races across the South.

February 15, 2020

Industry-funded groups are reviving a scheme to evaluate judges based on whether they rule in favor of corporations.

February 24, 2019

State supreme courts in Florida and West Virginia asserted their independence and blocked the partisan moves.

October 20, 2018

Amendment 4 is a ballot initiative that would repeal Florida’s harsh and discriminatory disenfranchisement law.

September 25, 2018

Civil rights advocates are concerned about Trump’s judicial nominees.

May 16, 2018

Trump’s record on judicial diversity is the worst since President Reagan.

April 28, 2018