The News and Observer reports that the government may seek an indictment against former Senator John Edwards as soon as next week. The case is expected to center around money funneled to Edwards' mistress by two Edwards supporters, with the government contending that the money amounted to illegal campaign contributions and Edwards claiming that they money had no connection to the campaign. His lawyers say he "has done wrong in his life," but did not break the law. The New York Times covers the story here. In other news: 1. The North Carolina Senate has finished [correction: is preparing to vote on] its version of the budget. (It differs from the House version, and Governor Perdue may veto whatever the General Assembly ultimately approves, so we are a long way from being done with budget season.) I can't get the budget bill to display on my computer without crashing my browser, so I don't know all the provisions it contains regarding the courts. This news story says that it proposes cutting 151 victim/witness legal assistants from prosecutors' offices. If readers know how it treats the AOC or IDS, please post a comment. 2. The News and Observer reports here that the law enforcement community is asking the General Assembly "to pass a bill requiring that consumers get a prescription for popular cold and allergy medicines [like Sudafed] that can also be used to make methamphetamines." As far as I can tell, there is no pending bill that would do that, though [...]
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