North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley has announced the appointment of three chief district court judges to fill vacancies created by retirements. Judge John R. Nance has been appointed as the new chief district court judge for Judicial ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina man is suing after he said he was pepper sprayed, tasered and beaten by a group of Union County sheriff’s deputies following a traffic stop. The Charlotte Observer reported Thursday that the lawsuit ...

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina NAACP has asked a judge to bar the use of a touch-screen voting machine in several counties due to what it says are heightened risks associated with using them during the coronavirus pandemic. ...

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The Ethics Committee of the North Carolina Bar has voted to take another significant step toward adding anti-discrimination language to the preamble to the state’s Rules of Professional Conduct, voting on July 23 to send its proposed amendment to the ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Road tests still aren’t being performed by examiners from the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles due to COVID-19. So now certain adults are exempt from passing one to obtain a regular license. The DMV announced ...

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The Ethics Committee of the North Carolina Bar will livestream one of its regular committee meetings for the first time in its history as it considers three proposals that would potentially add anti-discrimination language to the state’s Rules of Professional Conduct for ...

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s top judge announced Monday that the test to qualify to practice law in Georgia will be postponed and moved online because of the coronavirus pandemic. Due to public health concerns, the in-person bar exam scheduled to ...

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By AAMER MADHANI and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have tried to make it clear: Given the chance, they would push through a Supreme Court nominee should a ...

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GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — A judge is listening to arguments this week about whether the COVID-19 pandemic demands wholesale changes to North Carolina’s voting systems this fall. U.S. District Judge William Osteen scheduled three days of hearings starting Monday involving ...

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jury trials in North Carolina courtrooms will be delayed for at least another two months because of the new coronavirus, Chief Justice Cheri Beasley announced on Thursday while also instituting a face covering requirement in court ...

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