North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Judges, law enforcement, elected officials, civil rights advocates and others brought together to examine ways to eliminate racial disparities in North Carolina’s criminal justice and court systems are holding their first meeting. The North Carolina Task ...

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By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a large chunk of eastern Oklahoma remains an American Indian reservation, a decision that state and federal officials have warned could throw Oklahoma into chaos. The ...

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By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court issued a mixed verdict Thursday on demands for President Donald Trump’s financial records that will keep his tax returns, banking and other documents out of the public eye for ...

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina judge refused on Wednesday to delay enforcement of his ruling allowing dozen of bowling alleys to reopen in contradiction to Gov. Roy Cooper’s executive order keeping them shut to discourage COVID-19’s spread. Judge ...

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican legislators will try again to end their streak of coming up short on vetoes from Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper. The House and Senate have planned veto override attempts on six bills for when ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — More employers who cite religious or moral grounds can decline to offer cost-free birth control coverage to their workers, the Supreme Court ruled Wednesday, upholding Trump administration rules that could leave more than 70,000 women without free ...

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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — It is 9:30 a.m. on July 1 and a few dozen people are gathered outside of the Forsyth County Government Center to protest what they believe is a broken housing system with illegal evictions during a ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — In a decision flavored with references to “Hamilton” and “Veep,” the Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that states can require presidential electors to back their states’ popular vote winner in the Electoral College. The ruling, in cases ...

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By BRYAN ANDERSON Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina public schools did not receive the statewide guidance they anticipated on Wednesday about how to reopen in the fall. Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper cancelled a planned announcement ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says travel website Booking.com can trademark its name, a ruling that also impacts other companies whose name is a generic word followed by “.com.” The high court issued its 8-1 ruling Tuesday. Lower courts ...

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