North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

RALEIGH (AP) A North Carolina man is suing a sheriff and deputy over a videotaped beating by law enforcement officers. Lawyers for Kyron Hinton filed the lawsuit Aug. 13 in Wake County arguing his rights were violated during the April 3 ...

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GRAHAM (AP) Five North Carolina residents accused of illegally voting during the 2016 election have had felony charges dropped under plea deals. The Southern Coalition for Social Justice issued a statement saying the five entered Alford pleas to misdemeanor obstruction ...

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RALEIGH (AP) There are more comings and goings at the North Carolina House as one Republican member will resign and local activists chose a replacement for a Democrat who stepped down last week. GOP Rep. Linda Hunt Williams of Wake ...

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RALEIGH (AP) A former North Carolina district attorney has effectively been sentenced to self-imposed penalties in a scheme where he and another prosecutor hired each other’s wives to skirt ethics rules. The News & Record of Greensboro reports former Rockingham County ...

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RALEIGH (AP) A North Carolina Supreme Court candidate’s lawsuit against Republican legislators over a law preventing him from having his party listed on November ballots is returning to court. A judge scheduled a Wake County hearing Aug. 13 to consider requests ...

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RALEIGH (AP) North Carolina’s State Board of Elections & Ethics Reinforcement says the attorney general can defend it against a lawsuit brought by the governor in any way he sees fit, even if it means backing the governor. The News ...

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RALEIGH (AP) North Carolina’s five living former governors are meeting to oppose constitutional amendments on November ballots that would swing powers involving judicial vacancies and state boards from the executive branch to the legislature. Democrats Jim Hunt, Mike Easley and ...

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RALEIGH (AP) A North Carolina state Supreme Court hopeful who has been accused of being a Democratic “plant” said Aug. 9 that even if he is barred from being listed as a Republican on November’s ballot, he’s proven his point to ...

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RALEIGH (AP) The federal judge who’s managing a series of North Carolina lawsuits accusing the world’s largest pork company of creating nuisances for rural neighbors is being temporarily replaced. The order replacing U.S. District Judge Earl Britt for a trial ...

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RALEIGH (AP) A North Carolina man who declared support for Islamic State online will spend two years in prison and be deported. A federal judge on Aug. 8 sentenced Houcine Ghoul to 24 months in prison for immigration fraud and false ...

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