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North Carolina Supreme Court rules on contested bench seat

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The North Carolina Supreme Court issued an order on Friday in the election protest raised by state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin. ” The majority opinion cites NC statute 163-230.1 (‘Simultaneous issuance of absentee ballots with application’) in its decision.

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

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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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US Supreme Court declines North Carolina appeal in undercover investigations case

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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 federal judge finds felony disenfranchisement law is unconstitutional

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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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North Carolina Supreme Court orders rehearings of redistricting and voter ID case

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The North Carolina Supreme Court Friday granted a petition for rehearing for two settled cases. The order granting the petition for rehearing relied on North Carolina Rule of Appellate Procedure 31 , which allows rehearings of decisions if a court overlooks or misapprehends a point of fact or law. .”

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US Supreme Court allows North Carolina Republican lawmakers to defend voter ID law

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North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP that two Republican state legislators may step in to defend the state’s voter identification law, even though the state’s Democratic attorney general is already doing so. The US Supreme Court ruled 8-1 Thursday in Berger v.

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

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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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