Alabama and South Carolina cases could set goalposts for Voting Rights Act compliance
Published: Thursday, February 15th, 2024 @ 8:25 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A unanimous state Court of Appeals panel has ruled in favor of the state retirement system and against the Harnett County school board in a pension-spiking dispute.
Published: Tuesday, February 13th, 2024 @ 8:27 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A unanimous state Court of Appeals panel has granted state law enforcement officials' request to block a lower court ruling favoring a video sweepstakes operator in a Robeson County case.
Published: Tuesday, January 16th, 2024 @ 4:59 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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TikTok is asking the state Court of Appeals to block a lower court order tied to an investigation from North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein.
Published: Monday, January 1st, 2024 @ 11:30 am
By: Carolina Journal
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State Supreme Court Justice Michael Morgan's final opinion day featured a 183-page opinion defending a death penalty verdict, a dissent in a castle doctrine case, and a vote with Republican colleagues to fight back environnentalists' challenge of a mining quarry's state permit.
Published: Monday, December 4th, 2023 @ 2:13 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Charlotte officials urge the state Court of Appeals to overturn a lower court ruling favoring a suspended firefighter.
Published: Saturday, November 25th, 2023 @ 4:53 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The NC Court of Appeals ruling this week against Wilson County schools in a pension-spiking dispute could affect outstanding cases in Harnett and Union counties.
Published: Sunday, November 19th, 2023 @ 8:47 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The Wilson County Board of Education owes more than $400,000 to help fund a former assistant superintendent's retirement benefits, based on a ruling Tuesday from the state Court of Appeals.
Published: Sunday, November 12th, 2023 @ 8:31 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A new court filing at the N.C. Supreme Court suggests former top state political donor Greg Lindberg owes creditors $1.9 billion or more.
Published: Sunday, October 22nd, 2023 @ 6:40 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower court ruling against investors in a Triangle-based biopharmaceutical company. Pension funds for police and firefighers in San Antonio and El Paso served as lead plaintiffs in the case.
Published: Friday, October 20th, 2023 @ 12:34 am
By: Carolina Journal
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I applaud the Court of Appeals opinion that unanimously overturned a lower court ruling.
Published: Wednesday, September 27th, 2023 @ 10:01 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The University of North Carolina System has presented its latest arguments against a lawsuit seeking refunds for fees paid during COVID-related shutdowns at the system's two flagship campuses.
Published: Tuesday, August 29th, 2023 @ 6:06 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Greenville and the Pitt County school board defended the city's red-light camera enforcement program in court filings Wednesday at the N.C. Supreme Court.
Published: Thursday, July 27th, 2023 @ 8:32 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The city of Graham has asked the N.C. Supreme Court to uphold a lower court ruling blocking media access to law enforcement recordings from an October 2020 protest.
Published: Sunday, July 2nd, 2023 @ 11:48 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The University of North Carolina System is asking the state's highest court to reject a petition from students and parents seeking refunds related to COVID-19 shutdowns.
Published: Thursday, June 29th, 2023 @ 1:29 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. State Board of Elections is updating voter registration forms to comply with the state Supreme Court's ruling against felon voting.
Published: Saturday, June 3rd, 2023 @ 6:20 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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When the North Carolina Supreme Court ruled on our state’s voter ID law on April 28th, the justices only had to answer one narrow question: “[Does the voter ID law] violate the meaningful protections set forth in Article I, Section 19 of the North Carolina Constitution?”
Published: Friday, June 2nd, 2023 @ 1:12 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Two N.C. brothers who spent 31 years in prison for a rape and murder they didn't commit will not have to pay any more money to their former law firm.
Published: Saturday, May 20th, 2023 @ 1:42 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected a Charlotte police officer's attempt to claim qualified immunity in a lawsuit linked to her fatal shooting of Danquirs Franklin in 2019.
Published: Monday, May 1st, 2023 @ 3:46 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower court ruling allowing for a new motocross training center in rural Davidson County.
Published: Monday, April 17th, 2023 @ 9:54 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower court ruling against a fired Vance County sheriff's deputy.
Published: Thursday, March 16th, 2023 @ 11:11 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a ruling that favored Charlotte in a dispute over drivers' privacy.
Published: Thursday, March 2nd, 2023 @ 1:06 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Convicted felons should have their right to vote restored only after they have entirely repaid their debts to society
Published: Saturday, February 18th, 2023 @ 8:14 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The N.C. Supreme Court will decide in the months ahead whether as many as 56,000 felons who have completed active prison terms but not finished their full sentences will remain eligible to vote in state elections.
Published: Wednesday, February 15th, 2023 @ 10:08 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A unanimous U.S. Appeals Court panel has upheld a lower court ruling for WakeMed in a dispute with multiple car crash victims.
Published: Monday, February 13th, 2023 @ 5:45 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Court of Appeals will decide in Zander v. Orange County whether the county must refund millions of dollars in school impact fees collected since 2009.
Published: Wednesday, February 8th, 2023 @ 9:24 am
By: Carole Warnecki
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In a split 2-1 ruling, the N.C. Court of Appeals has reversed a lower court ruling giving media outlets access to law enforcement recordings of an October 2020 protest march in Graham.
Published: Monday, January 9th, 2023 @ 6:44 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A unanimous 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court ruling favoring Durham Public Schools. The case involved one student's complaint about special-needs services.
Published: Thursday, December 29th, 2022 @ 4:17 am
By: Carolina Journal
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N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein's lawyer argues that a recent U.S. appellate ruling from New Hampshire should have no impact on Stein's challenge of a state criminal libel law.
Published: Thursday, December 15th, 2022 @ 10:14 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The Georgia Supreme Court voted unanimously to allow counties to offer early voting on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, overruling GOP protests in favor of Democrats.
Published: Wednesday, December 7th, 2022 @ 11:18 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The University of North Carolina is urging the N.C. Supreme Court to step in and block a lower court ruling linked to student fees collected during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Published: Friday, November 11th, 2022 @ 1:51 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Supreme Court will not rehear a case that produced a 4-3 split over disputed water and sewer capacity fees in Harnett County.
Published: Wednesday, November 2nd, 2022 @ 10:20 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A split N.C. Appeals Court panel has blocked a lower court order dealing with disputed state animal waste regulations. Those rules will be delayed as a legal dispute proceeds.
Published: Sunday, October 23rd, 2022 @ 12:10 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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