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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. The statute also requires school principals to be informed when students face charges for offenses that would constitute Class A through E felonies if committed by adults.

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North Carolina federal judge finds felony disenfranchisement law is unconstitutional

JURIST

A federal judge in North Carolina found on Tuesday that the state’s 147-year-old voting law is unconstitutional. The lawsuit arose when civil rights group North Carolina A. The lawsuit arose when civil rights group North Carolina A. Executive Director of the North Carolina A.

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US Supreme Court declines North Carolina appeal in undercover investigations case

JURIST

The US Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from North Carolina on Monday over the constitutionality of a state law allowing employers to sue employees working as undercover investigators. The challenged statute, N.C. North Carolina’s writ of certiorari focused on three arguments.

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North Carolina man sentenced for threatening House Speaker Pelosi after US Capitol riot

JURIST

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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Two petitions from North Carolina seek to resolve pay and benefits for public employees

SCOTUSBlog

This week, we highlight cert petitions that ask the court to consider, among other things, whether two groups of North Carolina employees were denied pay or benefits by the state in violation of a federal employment law and the Constitution. The North Carolina Supreme Court ruled for the employees. Swift & Co.

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The independent-state-legislature theory for congressional maps and liability for cities under the ADA

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North Carolina legislators asks justices to hear independent-state-legislature theory on the merits. In this case, the North Carolina General Assembly last November enacted a new map for congressional elections in response to the 2020 U.S. On remand, the North Carolina Superior Court on Feb. In Moore v.

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Court to scrutinize disparate fees under Constitution’s bankruptcy clause

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A small group of bankruptcy judges in six of the 90-odd judicial districts nationwide, backed by their senators (in Alabama and North Carolina) managed to have their districts excluded from the U.S. Trustee program, so Congress can’t be blamed for lack of uniformity when it adopted the challenged statute. Well, not quite.

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