North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Martin has announced two new judicial appointments, effective Jan. 1. Martin appointed Judge Patricia Evans as chief district court judge for Judicial District 14 in Durham County. Evans will succeed Chief Judge James ...

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Police say a man accused of aggressive panhandling was shot in North Carolina. Wilmington police tell news outlets in a statement that 33-year-old Eric Gurtler suffered a minor gunshot wound Monday night. Police say 30-year-old Terrin Horton is accused of ...

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A North Carolina man is accused of shooting and killing another man outside a small airport. Citing a Greenville police release, news outlets report 52-year-old Joseph Pate died at the scene outside Pitt-Greenville Airport early Sunday. Airport Director Betty Stansbury ...

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(AP) — Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper on Dec. 14 vetoed legislation implementing a voter photo identification mandate that was added to the state’s constitution in a recent referendum, teeing up a likely veto override by Republican lawmakers. Cooper has repeatedly opposed ...

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(AP) — Legislation quickly passed by North Carolina’s lawmakers this week would prepare a path for Republicans to dump their nominee in a still-undecided U.S. House race marred with ballot fraud allegations. “I think (legislators are) worried that Mark Harris ...

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A Russian couple who lived a lavish life behind the gates of a sprawling North Carolina mansion hid an explosive secret, prosecutors said this week: They were living off a scheme that produced $150 million in kickbacks from subcontractors seeking ...

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A federal jury is again siding with neighbors who complained that a Smithfield Foods industrial-scale hog operation in North Carolina was such a nuisance it damaged how they lived their lives. The jury on Wednesday said eight neighbors should be ...

A man has been arrested in the fatal shooting of a North Carolina woman who authorities say was seven months pregnant. News outlets report 21-year-old Markez Jaquan Mcgriff was arrested Sunday during a traffic stop. He’s charged in the death ...

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A settlement of $246,000 has been reached in the class action lawsuit against the Hardee’s Restaurant located at 2604 Little Rock Road in Charlotte, North Carolina. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of those exposed to Hepatitis A while at ...

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The Democrat trailing in a North Carolina congressional race withdrew his concession Thursday as state election officials investigated allegations of absentee ballot fraud. Dan McCready’s reversal came as a top leader at the state’s Republican Party said it would support ...

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