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In high-stakes election case, justices will decide validity of “independent state legislature” theory

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In February, the North Carolina Supreme Court (which had a 4-3 Democratic majority) ruled along partisan lines that the new map violated a provision in the state constitution that guarantees free elections. Constitution was drafted it was also “universally understood” that the state legislature was created by the state constitution.

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North Carolina Supreme Court Upholds Judicially Mandated Speech And Censorship On Blog

JonathanTurley

An opinion out of North Carolina is raising very serious concern over free speech this week. Yet the North Carolina Supreme Court has now upheld the sentence without any opinion. There is no debate that Eldridge was wrong to record the proceedings and that the court was within the law in holding him in contempt.

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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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August Regulatory Dates for Broadcasters: National EAS Test, License Renewals, EEO Reporting, Political Broadcasting Rules Proposals, Media Ownership Comments, Annual Regulatory Fees, and More

Broadcast Law Blog

Read the draft proposals, here , and our longer take on the proposals, here. Consult the FCC’s Licensing and Management System (LMS) help center , if you still have questions on navigating the filing portal. Stream the meeting on August 5 to see if the Commissioners approve the item (the stream is available at fcc.gov/live ).

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Lawyer Tech Tips: Things That Go Bump in Legal Tech!

Attorney at Work

The California Bar has written a draft opinion suggesting that lawyers disable Alexa when working from home. Catherine Sanders Reach (@catherinereach) is Director of the Center for Practice Management for the North Carolina Bar Association, providing practice technology and management assistance. What to Do?

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Ethical Considerations for Flat Fee Billing

Attorney at Work

Whether a lawyer is engaged to draft a will or defend an alleged crime, a written agreement spelling out the work to be done, the consideration to be paid, and the timing of both is a wise practice. Nevertheless, lawyers do not work for free and the Model Rules of Professional Conduct provide that lawyers are entitled to earned compensation.

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On being original: Racial classifications and the fallacy of a certain strain of “progressive originalism”

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University of North Carolina and Students for Fair Admissions v. At the time of the drafting and ratification of the 14th Amendment, Congress was working to remedy invidious racial discrimination sanctioned by law in the former-Confederate states. President & Fellows of Harvard College. A preview of the case is here.

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