North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a decision flavored with references to “Hamilton” and “Veep,” the Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that states can require presidential electors to back their states’ popular vote winner in the Electoral College. The ruling, in cases ...

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BY SAAD GUL AND MIKE SLIPSKY U.S. Magistrate Judge Christopher J. Burke of the District of Delaware recently held that “click fraud” violates the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). “Click fraud” refers to a phenomenon when an online ...

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BY GARY PARSONS I have spent my 43-year legal career in the courtroom as a litigator, including participating in more than 75 trials and 125 appeals. During this time, I have seen the science and psychology of trials evolve. In ...

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Deborah A. McDermott has joined Sands Anderson in its Durham office. McDermott, a board-certified specialist in estate planning and probate law, will join the firm’s trust and estate planning team. Jeffrey J. Goebel has joined Shanahan Law Group in Raleigh. ...

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By BRYAN ANDERSON Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina public schools did not receive the statewide guidance they anticipated on Wednesday about how to reopen in the fall. Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper cancelled a planned announcement ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says travel website Booking.com can trademark its name, a ruling that also impacts other companies whose name is a generic word followed by “.com.” The high court issued its 8-1 ruling Tuesday. Lower courts ...

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As businesses throughout North Carolina slowly begin to reopen, they likely won’t have to worry about lawsuits from customers who claim that they contracted COVID-19 while on a business’s premises. The General Assembly has passed HB 118, the COVID-19 Liability ...

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North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley has issued more orders that will extend the effect of previously-issued emergency directives necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic for at least another 30 days. On June 29 Beasley extended a set of ...

The 4th U.S. Court of Appeals has struck down the city of Charleston, South Carolina’s tour guide licensing ordinance, finding that while the city has a significant interest in protecting the tourism industry, the ordinance was an unconstitutional restriction of ...

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RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina Lt. Gov. Dan Forest said his impending lawsuit against Gov. Roy Cooper for unilaterally closing businesses and mandating face masks due to COVID-19 isn’t politically motivated, despite their November election matchup. Forest, a Republican, said ...