North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina Republicans are again pressing legislation to force county sheriffs to recognize requests of federal immigration agents who believe a defendant is in the country illegally. But the odds for enactment likely remain the same as ...

Tagged with: Gov. Roy Cooper

RALEIGH (AP) — A former North Carolina state senator and a Wake County man have settled a lawsuit accusing the ex-lawmaker of breaking up the man’s marriage to the legislator’s aide, attorneys said on Tuesday. Arthur Johns sued then-Sen. Rick ...

Tagged with: lawsuit

In-person oral arguments will resume under safety guidelines issued by the The North Carolina Court of Appeals, the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts has announced “Our goal with these guidelines is to safely ease back into having oral ...

RALEIGH (AP) — The North Carolina chapter of the Sons of Confederate Veterans has filed a lawsuit against the state over its decision to stop issuing license plates bearing the Confederate battle flag. Kevin Stone, state commander for the group, ...

Tagged with: NCDMV

RALEIGH (AP) — Language in a bill now on Gov. Roy Cooper’s desk allocating more COVID-19 relief funds from Congress in North Carolina would make it harder to get money out quickly for people struggling with rent and utilities, a ...

Tagged with: COVID-19

CHARLOTTE (AP) — A North Carolina judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by parents in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools who want in-person learning for their students over virtual classrooms. The Charlotte Observer reports that parents filed the lawsuit in September. They argued ...

Tagged with: remote learning

STATESVILLE (AP) — Officials in Iredell County have voted to move a Confederate memorial that has stood outside the court house for more than a century. The Statesville Record & Landmark reports that county commissioners voted 4 to 1 on March 2 ...

WINSTON-SALEM (AP) — Records related to the 2019 death of a Black North Carolina jail inmate who was restrained will remain sealed for at least 60 days, a judge ruled Wednesday. Forsyth County Superior Court Judge David Hall made the ...

Tagged with: jail

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court appears ready to uphold voting restrictions in Arizona in a key case that could make it harder to challenge a raft of other voting measures Republicans have proposed following last year’s elections. All ...

After more than two months, the Beaufort County Clerk of Court’s office resumed normal service hours on March 3, the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts announced.  The office announced on Dec. 18 that it would modify hours to ...