PAT MURPHY BridgeTower Media Newswires The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision placing a law firm beyond the reach of federal debt collection law includes an important caveat that will shift the focus of — rather than end — consumer protection ...
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Read More »A federal judge has declared unconstitutional a North Carolina law banning women from having abortions after the 20th week of pregnancy except in an urgent medical emergency. The decision Monday by U.S. District Judge William Osteen in Greensboro gave state ...
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Read More »A North Carolina charter school promoting traditional values engaged in unconstitutional sex discrimination by requiring girls to wear skirts, a federal judge has ruled. U.S. District Judge Malcolm Howard ruled that Charter Day School can’t enforce the skirts-only rule as ...
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Read More »Gov. Roy Cooper has appointed district court judges in districts 3B, 29A and 29B, the North Carolina Judicial Branch announced. Bob R. Cherry will become a district court judge in Judicial District 3B (Carteret, Craven, and Pamlico counties). He currently ...
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Read More »DURHAM (AP) — Police have arrested two men after a shooting outside a North Carolina courthouse. Durham Police say that 29-year-old Equaan Straiter and 25-year-old Jordan Armand Terrell are each charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to ...
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Read More »WILMINGTON (AP) — A North Carolina man has been charged with abandoning a pet fish that authorities say he left behind without food when he was evicted. The New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office arrested 53-year-old Michael Hinson on March 3 ...
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Read More »RALEIGH (AP) — In return for a promised $2 million payout, federal prosecutors say, the investor who has recently been North Carolina’s biggest political donor wanted something from the state’s top insurance regulator: go easy on his insurance companies. Now ...
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Read More »Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax said Wednesday he’s asked prosecutors in Boston and North Carolina to investigate sexual assault allegations two women have made against him. Speaking at a news conference, Fairfax again said the allegations are untrue and the ...
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Read More »A judicial panel on Monday ruled that North Carolina Republican legislators can avoid testifying for an upcoming redistricting trial over state legislative maps. But the three judges also ruled that some of the lawmakers can’t change their minds on seeing ...
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Read More »A Ukrainian man has been extradited to the U.S. to face charges that he oversaw a scheme to launder money and defraud victims including a North Carolina company. Aleksandr Musienko faces charges including wire fraud, bank fraud and money laundering. ...
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