North Carolina Lawyers Weekly
RALEIGH (AP) — A North Carolina Court of Appeals ruling threatens the ability of elected executive branch leaders in the state to control non-tax dollars without legislative permission. The panel’s majority ruled on Dec. 15 that Attorney General Josh Stein ...
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COA: Officers’ shortcut across yard soiled evidence 
RALEIGH (AP) — Police unlawfully obtained evidence of drugs, a gun, and counterfeit money at a North Carolina home because officers took a late-night shortcut through the suspect’s yard instead of walking up the driveway, the state Court of Appeals ...
Read More »Judge agrees to speed up challenge against planned casino
CHARLOTTE (AP) — A federal judge has agreed to expedite a lawsuit that could stop a tribe from building a casino in North Carolina outside the city of Charlotte. The Charlotte Observer reports that District of Columbia District Judge James ...
Read More »N.C. racial justice task force makes dozens of recommendations
RALEIGH (AP) — A task force commissioned by North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper in the days following George Floyd’s death on Monday formally recommended far-reaching changes to police, criminal justice and court systems, with a goal of eliminating racial inequities. ...
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Read More »11 counties halt court operations before COVID shutdown
Nearly a dozen courthouses across North Carolina had already experienced closures in the days leading up to North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Cheri Beasley’s Dec. 11 order postponing all non-essential in-person hearings for 30 days. The week of Dec. 7 ...
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Read More »Beasley concedes defeat in N.C. chief justice race
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley conceded on Saturday to Republican Paul Newby in their extremely close election after two rounds of recounts saw little change in the vote ...
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Read More »All non-essential in-person court proceedings postponed 30 days
In-person hearings and other court proceedings, including jury trials, are on hold for the next month due to the recent rise in COVID-19 cases, North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley has announced. “In light of the recent surge ...
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Read More »NC journalists file emergency appeal to get court access
GRAHAM, N.C. (AP) — Three newspapers have asked the North Carolina Court of Appeals to order courts in a county where rally-goers were pepper sprayed and arrested to stop barring reporters from court proceedings. Court staff in Alamance County have ...
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Read More »COVID halts court operation in Beaufort Co.
District court sessions in Beaufort County have been cancelled through Dec. 18 because of COVID-19, the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts has announced. The county courthouse and clerk of superior court’s office shut down on Dec. 9 “out ...
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Read More »Julius Chambers honored by renamed N.C. post office
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A post office in North Carolina’s largest city is now renamed for a late civil rights attorney. President Donald Trump signed into law a measure backed by North Carolina’s congressional delegation and designed to honor Julius ...
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