North Carolina Lawyers Weekly
RALEIGH (AP) — Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed a bill that would address a doctor’s responsibilities if an abortion results in an infant born alive. Cooper announced his decision April 18, two days after the General Assembly sent him a measure telling health care ...
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Hepatitis C-infected prisoners win key ruling 
A federal judge in North Carolina has granted a preliminary injunction ordering that the state’s Department of Public Safety provide Hepatitis C treatment to three inmates who sued prison officials, claiming that DPS is violating the Americans with Disabilities Act ...
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Read More »Young, Brook appointed to COA
Reuben Young and Christopher Brook have been appointed to fill two vacant seats on the North Carolina Court of Appeals, Gov. Roy Cooper announced April 15. Young is the chief deputy secretary for adult corrections and juvenile justice at the ...
Read More »General Rules of Practice for superior, district courts published online
RALEIGH — The Supreme Court of North Carolina’s Office of Administrative Counsel has published an up-to-date set of the General Rules of Practice for the Superior and District Courts. The General Rules of Practice were originally adopted by the Supreme ...
Read More »Parents sue Greensboro, police over son’s death
GREENSBORO (AP) — The city of Greensboro, North Carolina, some of its police officers and several others are being sued by the parents of a black man who was hogtied and died in police custody last year. The News & ...
Read More »Charges dropped against man accused of abandoning pet fish
WILMINGTON (AP) — Charges have been dropped against a North Carolina man accused of leaving his pet fish behind without food when he was evicted. New Hanover County District Attorney Ben David told news outlets April 9 that 53-year-old Michael ...
Read More »Bill gives school IDs another chance for 2020 election
RALEIGH (AP) — Bipartisan legislation would ease some standards that identification cards for North Carolina colleges, universities and other institutions had to meet before they could be used as photo voter ID in next year’s elections. House Republicans and Democrats ...
Read More »House Republicans pitching Medicaid expansion again
RALEIGH (AP) — Some North Carolina House Republicans are expected to pitch again their idea to expand Medicaid to hundreds of thousands of uninsured people through the 2010 federal health care law. They scheduled a Legislative Building news conference on ...
Read More »U.S. Supreme Court ruling on non-judicial foreclosure raises questions
PAT MURPHY BridgeTower Media Newswires The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision placing a law firm beyond the reach of federal debt collection law includes an important caveat that will shift the focus of — rather than end — consumer protection ...
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Read More »North Carolina’s 20-week abortion ban ruled unconstitutional
A federal judge has declared unconstitutional a North Carolina law banning women from having abortions after the 20th week of pregnancy except in an urgent medical emergency. The decision Monday by U.S. District Judge William Osteen in Greensboro gave state ...
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