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Hawley sworn in as new SBI director
Roger “Chip” Hawley was officially sworn in as the new director of the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation during a ceremony Wednesday at Raleigh. Hawley, appointed by Gov. Roy […]
4th Circuit clarifies meaning of ‘loss’ in sentencing guidelines
Where the District Court determined that “loss,” for purposes of calculating the sentence of a woman convicted of presenting false tax returns to the Internal Revenue Service, encompasses both the […]
Generative AI: Use it, but do so with utmost care
By Edward S. Cheng and Mariem Marquetti Generative artificial intelligence in the legal profession has increasingly become the talk of the year. With the introduction of ChatGPT and follow-up AI-assisted […]
Review: Murphy ensures women finally receive long-overdue credit
By R. Marc Kantrowitz For those of us (lawyerly disclaimer) who know Wendy Murphy, the word “gutsy” comes to mind, which she proves on Page 2 of the introduction to […]
‘Heck’ dismissal is a PLRA ‘strike’
Where the court dismisses a prisoner’s suit under Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477 (1994), that constitutes a “strike” under the Prison Litigation Reform Act. The decision deepened an “entrenched […]
The cloud, AI and other tools driving law firm efficiency
By Nicole Black ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The 2024 International Legal Technology Association’s technology survey was recently released, and it provides a wealth of information on technology adoption trends in law […]
Phishing attack targets NC lawyers
Courts in North Carolina‘s three federal districts are sounding the alarm about phishing attempts using an email that purports to be from the federal court system. Warnings on the websites […]
State shifts pay for some jurors to prepaid debit cards
North Carolinians serving on juries in a third of the state’s counties are receiving their pay on prepaid debit cards, replacing paper checks, the state’s Administrative Office of the Courts […]
Fall has fallen; what to do now …
I typically love this time of year. People are travelling for the holidays, and scheduling becomes impossible, so I simply don’t. Windfall days abound. The heat of summer has given […]
State sets more training on eCourts system
Virtual and in-person eCourts training sessions are now available as the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts prepares to move another group of counties to the electronic filing system […]
Jackson elected as North Carolina’s attorney general
RALEIGH — Democratic U.S. Rep. Jeff Jackson was elected North Carolina‘s next attorney general on Tuesday, defeating Republican U.S. Rep. Dan Bishop in an expensive campaign focused on who was […]
Jordan, other owners take NASCAR case to court
CHARLOTTE — Retired NBA great Michael Jordan and his fellow owners of two NASCAR teams went to federal court Monday for a hearing in their antitrust fight against the stock […]
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- Legally Speaking: How communication failures turn disputes into lawsuits
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Commentary
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- Legally Speaking: What spring can teach us about active listening
- A useful patent management government notice
- Opinion: NC judges have enormous power. Be sure to vote in November
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- AI divorce is real, but family law can still save itself
