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North Carolina juvenile justice law targets felony offenses amid increased reports of teenage crime

JURIST

A newly revised North Carolina juvenile justice law will take effect Sunday, aiming to address gaps in handling serious offenses by minors. Additionally, cases previously transferred to adult court may be reconsidered for juvenile jurisdiction, depending on the charges and circumstances.

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Supreme Court likely to let vape company’s FDA challenge proceed

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Share At oral arguments earlier this week the Supreme Court was skeptical of the Food and Drug Administrations effort to block a North Carolina-based company from challenging the denial of its application to market e-cigarettes in the conservative U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, based in Louisiana.

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North Carolina’s voter-ID lawsuit, racial bias in juries and a veteran’s disability claim

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North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP addresses the ability of North Carolina legislators to defend the state’s voter-ID law from lawsuits under the Constitution and the Voting Rights Act. North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP. In Broadnax v. The case is George v.

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The long conference’s relists

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Several of them are sequels to earlier high court decisions. First Amendment The current court is very solicitous of First Amendment rights. and North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation v. A federal district court in North Carolina ultimately invalidated much of the law, and the U.S.

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Why the ‘Machinery of Death’ Keeps Running

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Some states, such as Louisiana and North Carolina, enacted mandatory death penalty statutes, eliminating discretion entirely from the death penalty system. This time the court’s verdict was less equivocal, though no less divided. In a 5-4 decision, it struck down mandatory death sentencing statutes.

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North Carolina appeals court rules same-sex partners eligible for domestic violence protections

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The Court of Appeals of North Carolina ruled Thursday that people who are or have been in a dating relationship with a same-sex partner are equally protected against domestic violence as persons in opposite-sex relationships placed in a similar situation. While relying on the Supreme Court decision in Bostock v.

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Blockbuster watch: Affirmative action, same-sex weddings, and other big relists

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University of North Carolina , 21-707. The court earlier asked for the U.S. Moving on to potential blockbusters that don’t explicitly call on the court to overrule precedent. United States — in which a splintered majority of the Supreme Court held that the CWA does not regulate all wetlands. They invoke Rapanos v.

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