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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FEBRUARY 7, 2025

“Legal battle continues over North Carolina Supreme Court election; More than three months after Election Day, the race for North Carolina Supreme Court associate justice still isnt over as a heated legal battle continues in state court”: Sydney Haulenbeek of Courthouse News Service has this report.

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JURIST

JANUARY 13, 2022

The North Carolina Superior Court of Wake County Tuesday rejected claims by voting rights advocates that the 2021 redistricting maps passed by the North Carolina General Assembly were unconstitutional under the North Carolina Constitution.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

The North Carolina Court of Appeals on Friday blocked a lower court order that would restore voting rights to more than 55,000 North Carolinians on parole or probation for a felony. ” Advocates for the formerly incarcerated are expected to appeal the appellate court’s decision to the North Carolina Supreme Court.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 9, 2021

The North Carolina Supreme Court Wednesday ordered the delay of the state’s March 2022 primary elections so that it can settle two redistricting lawsuits. The North Carolina General Assembly passed three new redistricting maps in November. The second lawsuit sought to overturn all of the new maps.

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DECEMBER 19, 2024

“Republican Griffin asks NC Supreme Court to intervene in his challenge of 60,000 ballots”: Kyle Ingram of The News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina has this report. Adam Edelman of NBC News reports that “ Republican in close N.C.

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SCOTUSBlog

MARCH 7, 2022

Share The Supreme Court on Monday refused to block orders by courts in North Carolina and Pennsylvania that threw out the congressional maps enacted by the states’ Republican legislatures and replaced them with maps drawn by the trial courts. The North Carolina case. The North Carolina dispute, Moore v.

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APRIL 15, 2025

“When the Fight for Democracy Is Personal: Allison Riggs discusses the protracted legal battle for her seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court, and what it means for the entire country.” ” David A. Graham has this article online at The Atlantic.

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NCBA

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Blosser In the legal field, the term “pro bono” refers to legal services provided voluntarily and without payment. In North Carolina, pro bono paralegal work not only supports access […] The post The Importance of Pro Bono Paralegal Work first appeared on NCBarBlog. By Andrea M.

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APRIL 22, 2025

“What to Know About the Legal Battle Over a North Carolina Supreme Court Race; The Republican challenger has embarked on an extraordinary effort to reverse his election loss that critics say is testing the boundaries of post-election litigation”: Eduardo Medina and Nick Corasaniti of The New York Times have this report.

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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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Above The Law

AUGUST 5, 2022

The post An Exclusive Search For A Volvo Senior Regulatory Counsel Based In North Carolina appeared first on Above the Law. Work for an industry leader with a collaborative culture. Live in an ideally sized, low-cost city.

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NCBA

DECEMBER 4, 2024

White North Carolina’s eCourts platform has revolutionized how legal professionals file documents, manage cases, and access court records. By Sarah L. However, as with any technology, there are challenges and limitations that users, including paralegals, face when using the system.

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JURIST

JUNE 30, 2022

The US Supreme Court announced Thursday that it will hear a controversial election case which deals with an emerging legal theory based on the elections clause of the US Constitution. In Moore v.

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Attorney at Work

OCTOBER 29, 2021

So, we had lawyers appearing as cats in court proceedings, legal commentators losing their gigs due to inappropriate behavior online, kids and pets making guest appearances in virtual hearings, and other misadventures. a digital forensics, legal technology and cybersecurity firm based in Fairfax, Va.

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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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LawSites

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Finalists have been named for the 2023 American Legal Technology Awards , which honor exceptional achievement in various aspects of legal technology. Also this year, because of the large number of nominees in the Access to Justice category, it was split into three sub-categories: Individual, LegalTech and Legal Aid.

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Attorney at Work

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

California, Michigan, North Carolina and Washington, D.C., Millions remain inadequately fed and housed, and there don’t seem to be nearly as many structural barriers in those areas as there are in the legal profession. Why should legal services be any different? Seems Like the Status Quo. Unfortunately, I doubt it.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Legal Director for the ACLU of South Carolina Allen Chaney said, “[The policy] operates to insulate SCDC from real public accountability and to suppress the public’s knowledge about the violence committed against prisoners.” “This policy is so broad that no court has upheld anything similar,” Sykes stated.

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The Crime Report

MAY 3, 2021

A report from the North Carolina Poverty Research Fund at the UNC School of Law provides a powerful explanation of the ways that race and poverty impact teenagers involved in the juvenile justice system. . Racial disparities in poverty, schools, and the legal system mean that Black families are disproportionately harmed.” .

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JULY 11, 2022

“How an upcoming Supreme Court case could upend 2024 election laws, lawsuits; At issue in the case out of North Carolina is whether rules for federal elections set by state legislatures can be reviewed by state courts; But a decision in the case could have far greater impacts”: John Fritze of USA Today has this report.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Fortier states: The decision to remove and block TikTok from government mobile devices is being taken as a precaution, particularly given concerns about the legal regime that governs the information collected from mobile devices, and is in line with the approach of our international partners.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 6, 2022

On Wednesday, December 7, the US Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a case involving a fringe legal idea called the independent state legislature theory that poses a threat to the current system of election administration in the United States. The North Carolina General Assembly immediately appealed that ruling.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 29, 2021

This case comes just days after a federal jury in North Carolina awarded $10 million to a former healthcare company executive who alleged he was fired for being a white man and replaced with two women in the company’s push to increase diversity at the corporate level.

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NCBA

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Almendarez, NCCP, for consideration for the North Carolina State Bar Board of Paralegal Certification vacancy. Shawana is committed to the paralegal profession, the legal community, and the general public. She has held her North Carolina State […] Shawana has been a paralegal for 23 years.

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The Crime Report

JUNE 25, 2021

Four nonprofit organizations in Western North Carolina–Helpmate, Our Voice, Pisgah Legal Services and the Mediation Center–will not be receiving a combined $2 million in state grant funding over the next two years, impacting the agencies’ abilities to serve more than 4,000 survivors of abuse, reports the Citizen Times.

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HowAppealing

JUNE 5, 2023

“How a Fringe Legal Theory Became a Threat to Democracy: Lawyers tried to use the independent-state-legislature theory to sway the outcomes of the 2000 and 2020 elections; What if it were to become the law of the land?” ” Andrew Marantz has this Letter from North Carolina article in the June 12, 2023 issue of The New Yorker.

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JURIST

JANUARY 5, 2021

The Court of Appeals for Fourth Circuit ruled Monday in favor of North Carolina inmate Willie James Dean, Jr. ” The post Federal appeals court rules for inmate in prisoner abuse case appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 22, 2023

.” Lastly, Justice Brian Hagedorn stated in his dissent that “[n]o matter how today’s decision is sold, it can be boiled down to this: the court finds the tenuous legal hook it was looking for to achieve its ultimate goal——the redistribution of political power in Wisconsin.”

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LawSites

MAY 17, 2021

former computer programmer and litigator, she is now associate dean of technology and innovation and professor of law at North Carolina Central University School of Law, where her research focuses on legal pedagogy, the use of technology in legal education, and law and technology.

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LawSites

JULY 8, 2021

Kailyn Kennedy , a fellow from North Carolina Central University School of Law, who received a fellowship to create webinar programs that offer a space for communication, questions, knowledge, and solutions to be shared about the racial discrepancies in legal employment. . Thank You To Our Sponsors.

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Above The Law

JULY 22, 2021

Bloomberg Law ] * Law professor makes argument against legal AI that just happens to keep him employable. [ Sports gambling likely to be legal soon in North Carolina. [ Law360 ] * Hey, M&A people! FTC is watching. ABA Journal ] * Put your money where your team is! WRAL ] * You off the Zaza? Amazon supports you.

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The Estrin Report

JANUARY 28, 2021

The Bureau of Labor Statistics is out with their 2020 Occupational Outlook for Paralegals and Legal Assistants. Bottom line – it’s not a bad time to be in, or to be getting into, a paralegal or legal assistant position*. o 80% of paralegals and legal assistants earn between $32-82,000. o North Coast of California.

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The Estrin Report

JANUARY 28, 2021

The Bureau of Labor Statistics is out with their 2020 Occupational Outlook for Paralegals and Legal Assistants. Bottom line – it’s not a bad time to be in, or to be getting into, a paralegal or legal assistant position*. o 80% of paralegals and legal assistants earn between $32-82,000. o North Coast of California.

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Attorney at Work

MAY 6, 2022

Erin Levine was sharing a story at the Atlanta Legal Tech conference. Barbara Fredrickson, a psychology researcher at the University of North Carolina, published a landmark paper on positive thinking. Both Erin and Leigh were helping their clients get divorced — solving their legal problem. Science of Positivity.

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Attorney at Work

OCTOBER 15, 2021

A small firm in North Carolina used to work half-days on Fridays during the summer months. Now that we know we can work from everywhere, it should be easier, not harder, for firms to recruit and retain the best talent. During the pandemic, they changed the schedule to half-days on Friday year-round.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Many are already doing so by adopting legal and policy tools to encourage the use of smart surfacesa group of technologies and design strategies that mitigate the effects of climate change in urban environments, especially extreme heat, stormwater flooding, and poor air quality. As of today, data in the tracker is drawn from the nine U.S.

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