North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina Supreme Court is revisiting this week whether a previous combination of justices got it wrong three months ago when declaring that the legislature produced illegal district lines tainted by excess partisanship and a ...

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A majority in the North Carolina House agreed on Wednesday to call for a meeting to propose changes to the U.S. Constitution, saying the time is now to consider alterations to the federal government’s powers and ...

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The family of a meteorologist who was killed last year in a helicopter crash in North Carolina is suing a maintenance facility and the companies that owned and operated the aircraft. The complaint filed this week in Mecklenburg County Court ...

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Chief Justice Paul Newby has appointed Deputy Director Ryan S. Boyce as director of the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts, effective April 4, according to a news release.  His role will be to manage and oversee the administrative ...

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Attorneys Hunt Willis and Steven Corriveau have been named shareholders of the Raleigh law firm Martin & Jones, PLLC, according to a news release.  Willis joined the firm in August of 2013 and Corriveau joined in May of 2015. “The ...

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RUTHERFORDTON, N.C. (AP) — A judge has ordered a mental evaluation at the request of the attorney for a man who was arrested in North Carolina while driving the car of a dead Lyft driver from Florida and who is ...

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Hall Booth Smith, P.C. has opened a new office in Raleigh. The HBS Raleigh office will be led by new HBS Partner, Maria P. Wood, according to an HBS news release. Wood will be joined by associate attorneys Elliott Andrews ...

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North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul M. Newby recently appointed Raleigh attorney Kieran J. Shanahan, founder of Shanahan Law Group PLLC, to the North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission.  The commission was established by the North Caroina General Assembly in ...

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  Judge Allison Riggs has been formally invested as judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals.  She was sworn in during a ceremony in the Court of Appeals courtroom on Thursday, Feb. 9, according to a news release.  Attendees ...

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Larry Cunningham is a provost, dean, and professor of law at Charleston School of Law. Cunningham brings a wealth of experience in both teaching and practicing law to this position and has led Charleston Law students to unprecedented success. According ...

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