North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Apr 7, 2025

DC Circuit reverses Trump firings of 2 board members in cases likely headed for Supreme Court

Two board members fired by President Donald Trump can go back to their jobs for now, a split U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled on April […]

Apr 7, 2025

Brown University to see half a billion in federal funding halted by Trump administration

The Trump administration is planning to halt more than half a billion dollars in contracts and grants awarded to Brown University, adding to a list of Ivy League colleges that have had […]

Apr 3, 2025

Major international firm reaches deal with White House, becoming latest to do so

Another major international law firm has reached a deal with President Donald Trump to dedicate at least $100 million in free legal services to causes such as supporting veterans and […]

Apr 1, 2025

FDNY ex-chief sentenced for bribery

NEW YORK — A former New York City Fire Department chief was sentenced to nearly two years in federal prison Monday after admitting he accepted tens of thousands of dollars […]

Apr 1, 2025

Judge blocks release of records showing bodies of Hackman, wife

SANTA FE, N.M. — A court on Monday blocked the release of any public records that show the bodies of Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, but said other […]

Mar 31, 2025

Naval Academy ends affirmative action in admissions

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The U.S. Naval Academy will no longer consider race, ethnicity or sex as a factor for admission to the service institution, a response to an executive order […]

Mar 31, 2025

Trial will determine who pays $600M derailment settlemen

Norfolk Southern wants two other companies to help pay for the $600 million class-action settlement it agreed to over its disastrous 2023 train derailment near the Ohio-Pennsylvania state line and […]

Mar 26, 2025

Filing: Kroger faults Albertsons for merger’s demise

Kroger is denying Albertsons’ claims that it didn’t do enough to ensure regulatory approval of the companies’ planned supermarket merger. In court papers filed Tuesday in the Delaware Court of […]

Mar 26, 2025

Boeing faces June trial in 737 Max case

A federal judge in Texas has set a June trial date for the U.S. government’s years-old conspiracy case against Boeing for misleading regulators about the 737 Max jetliner before two […]

Mar 25, 2025

Chairman: Trump-targeted law firm could have been ‘destroyed’

WASHINGTON — The chairman of a prominent law firm who cut a deal with President Donald Trump last week to avert the consequences of a White House executive order told […]

Mar 24, 2025

Rapper Yella Beezy charged in slaying of fellow rapper

HOUSTON — Dallas rapper Yella Beezy has been arrested and charged with capital murder in the shooting death of fellow rapper Mo3 on a busy interstate in 2020, according to […]

Mar 21, 2025

Amazon lawsuit challenges CPSC recall order

NEW YORK — Amazon has sued the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission for finding the e-commerce giant legally responsible for the recalls of hundreds of thousands of products sold on […]