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JANUARY 17, 2024

“North Carolina ethics panel drops probe over justice’s diversity critique; Panel dismisses complaint against North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls; Earls alleged the investigation violated her First Amendment rights”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report.

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CourtTechBulletin

MAY 17, 2022

[link] A report on the results of “The Court Appearance Project” in North Carolina was released recently. Relying on their combined expertise and the findings from the data, each county team crafted policy solutions that they believed would deliver a high impact in their courts and communities.3

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JURIST

DECEMBER 28, 2022

The Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Wednesday dismissed an appeal regarding the constitutional validity of North Carolina Farm Act 2017. The court noted 95 percent of workers in North Carolina’s large agricultural sector are “Latinx,” and that the provisions in question are of benefit to those workers.

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MARCH 3, 2023

“Supreme Court asks for more briefings in major voting rights case in North Carolina”: Ariane de Vogue and Devan Cole of CNN have this report. Andrew Chung of Reuters reports that “ US Supreme Court indicates it may sidestep major elections ruling.” Supreme Court at this link. Harper twist.”

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JURIST

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The US District Court for the District of Columbia Tuesday sentenced a North Carolina man to 28 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to a federal felony charge regarding a threat he made against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The man, Cleveland Grover Meredith, Jr., pleaded guilty to interstate communication of threats.

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APRIL 28, 2023

Harper after the latest North Carolina Supreme Court decision in the partisan gerrymandering case?” Harper after the latest North Carolina Supreme Court decision in the partisan gerrymandering case?” “What happens to Moore v. ” The post “What happens to Moore v.

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JANUARY 22, 2024

“Anita Earls, America’s Only Honest Judge, Cleared In Whiny Baby Ethics Investigation; The GOP-led ethics ‘investigation’ into North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls closes with a whimper”: Madiba K. Dennie has this post at Balls and Strikes.

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EvidenceProf Blog

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Similar to its federal counterpart, North Carolina Rule of Evidence 701 provides that If the witness is not testifying as an expert, his testimony in the form of opinions or inferences is limited to those opinions or inferences which are.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 8, 2024

The post These North Carolina Paralegals Are Suing For The (Limited) Right To Practice Law appeared first on Above the Law. Should you really need to pass the bar to be able to help someone file for divorce? Probably not.

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ABA Journal

JANUARY 22, 2024

Judicial ethics regulators in North Carolina have dropped their investigation of a state supreme court justice who told a legal publication that her newly elected…

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JURIST

JUNE 30, 2021

North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein announced on Monday that Juul Labs Inc., an electronic cigarette giant, will pay $40 million to North Carolina and make changes to its business practices to settle accusations that the company unlawfully marketed and sold products to young people.

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DECEMBER 21, 2021

“University of North Carolina and civil rights advocates ask Supreme Court to sidestep affirmative action challenge”: Joan Biskupic of CNN has this report. You can view the University of North Carolina’s Brief in Opposition at this link.

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JANUARY 30, 2022

“Will North Carolina GOP use a Jim Crow tactic to reshape high court?” ” Billy Corriher has this report online at Facing South.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2024

“NC Supreme Court race could head to recount; GOP sweeps Court of Appeals races”: Kyle Ingram of The News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina has this report. And Rusty Jacobs of WUNC reports that “ Outstanding provisional ballots could be key to tight North Carolina Supreme Court race.”

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The Crime Report

JULY 27, 2022

Tens of thousands of people serving punishments for felony convictions in North Carolina but who aren’t behind bars can now register to vote and cast ballots following an appeals court ruling, reports the Associated Press. million registered voters in North Carolina. There are more than 7.3

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FEBRUARY 3, 2023

“North Carolina Supreme Court Grants Rehearing in Case Striking Down Congressional Districts as a Partisan Gerrymander, Potentially Mooting U.S. Supreme Court’s Independent State Legislature Case, Moore v. Supreme Court’s Independent State Legislature Case, Moore v.

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LegalReader

AUGUST 26, 2022

of North Carolina is representing the inmate, who is asking a court to order the North Carolina Department of Public Safety to allow her access to hormones and so-called "gender-affirming surgery.". The A.C.L.U.

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OCTOBER 3, 2021

“Scorched-Earth Judging in North Carolina; A liberal state Supreme Court gambit threatens political legitimacy”: This editorial will appear in Monday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

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JUNE 14, 2022

En banc Fourth Circuit affirms federal district court ruling that struck down as unconstitutional a North Carolina charter school rule that girls wear skirts: You can access today’s 10-to-6 en banc ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit at this link.

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OCTOBER 28, 2022

“Supreme Court to Revisit University Affirmative-Action Programs; Justices to hear arguments on challenge to any consideration of race in admissions policies of Harvard and University of North Carolina”: Jess Bravin and Melissa Korn of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2024

“Losing GOP candidate for NC Supreme Court challenges 60,000 ballots as recount starts”: Kyle Ingram of The News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina has this report.

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JURIST

APRIL 29, 2021

North Carolina Superior Court Judge Jeff Foster rejected bids on Wednesday to publicly release bodycam footage in the shooting of Andrew Brown Jr. Under North Carolina law , while anyone may request for bodycam footage to be released, only a judge may approve that release to the public.

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DECEMBER 6, 2022

“Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on Far-Reaching Elections Case; In a North Carolina case, the court is being asked to decide whether to drastically expand the authority that state legislatures have over election maps and voting laws”: Michael Wines of The New York Times has this report.

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DECEMBER 2, 2022

“Dispute over North Carolina congressional districts tees up major elections case at Supreme Court; The justices will consider whether to endorse a conservative theory that could limit power of state courts to review election-related laws enacted by legislatures”: Lawrence Hurley of NBC News has this report.

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OCTOBER 28, 2022

“Decades of stark divisions over affirmative action set for Supreme Court showdown; Justices will consider next week whether to end affirmative action in cases challenging policies at the University of North Carolina and Harvard University”: Lawrence Hurley of NBC News has this report.

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NCBA

APRIL 26, 2021

By the Supreme Court’s Office of Administrative Counsel The Supreme Court of North Carolina has adopted amendments to the General Rules of Practice for the Superior and District Courts in response to the Judicial Branch’s ongoing eCourts initiative.

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OCTOBER 15, 2024

“NC Supreme Court candidates face off over partisanship, politics and philosophy”: Kyle Ingram of The News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina has this report.

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OCTOBER 30, 2022

Board of Education; The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Monday about admissions policies at Harvard and the University of North Carolina — and the meaning of a civil rights landmark”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report. The post “In Clash Over Affirmative Action, Both Sides Invoke Brown v.

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JUNE 17, 2022

“Court Sides With Girls Who Sued Over School’s Skirt Requirement; A North Carolina school’s dress code perpetuated ‘harmful’ gender stereotypes and violated the 14th Amendment’s equal protection clause, a U.S. appeals court found”: McKenna Oxenden of The New York Times has this report.

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OCTOBER 31, 2022

“Supreme Court Seems Skeptical of Affirmative Action Programs; The court’s conservative majority was wary of admissions plans at Harvard and the University of North Carolina that take account of race to foster educational diversity”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report. ” David G.

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OCTOBER 18, 2021

“University of North Carolina Can Keep Affirmative Action, Judge Rules; Students for Fair Admissions vowed to immediately appeal in a case that appears destined for the Supreme Court”: Stephanie Saul of The New York Times has this report.

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The Crime Report

MAY 16, 2023

A bill currently making its way through the North Carolina General Assembly highlights an ongoing dispute the state’s prosecutors and law enforcement on the process of identifying untrustworthy police officers, Virginia Bridges reports for The News & Observer.

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The Crime Report

JANUARY 13, 2023

Before 2019, North Carolina was the only state in the nation to prosecute 16-year-olds as adults, but as “Raise The Age” was implemented in North Carolina, those alleged to commit crimes that are as old as 19 years old can now face trial as juveniles and 16 and 17-year-olds can no longer automatically be charged as adults. .

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The Crime Report

MAY 3, 2021

North Carolina lawmakers are reaching across the aisle to push for juvenile justice reform this legislative session with two bipartisan bills aspiring to make their way to the governor’s desk that aim to change the way young people are treated within the criminal justice system, reports North Carolina Health News.

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The Crime Report

DECEMBER 8, 2022

A three-judge panel of the North Carolina Court of Appeals published a pair of opinions Tuesday holding that two people can be charged with murder for brutalizing a child 25 years ago — even though they had already been convicted of child abuse for the same act of violence in the late ‘90s. Supreme Court case, Blockburger v.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2021

“The Supreme Court Tactic That Aims to Kill Affirmative Action; A group suing Harvard and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has asked the court to hear the two cases together, hoping for a ruling that would apply across higher education”: Anemona Hartocollis of The New York Times has this report.

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JANUARY 29, 2022

“In North Carolina, a Pitched Battle Over Gerrymanders and Justices; A fight over who is fit to hear a redistricting case highlights what experts say is the growing influence of ideology and money over state supreme courts nationwide”: Michael Wines will have this article in Sunday’s edition of The New York Times.

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