North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered California to stop collecting the names and addresses of top donors to charities, calling the state’s requirement a “dragnet for sensitive donor information.” The justices voted 6-3 along ideological lines to ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Flexing its new strength, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Thursday cut back on a landmark voting rights law in a decision likely to help Republican states fight challenges to voting restrictions they’ve put in place following ...

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RALEIGH (AP) — Six North Carolina Republican officials voted on Tuesday to end statewide eviction protections for renters starting Thursday, rejecting Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s request to extend the state’s eviction moratorium by one month. Cooper’s administration warns the move ...

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RALEIGH (AP) — Children as young as 6 can be prosecuted in North Carolina juvenile court — the lowest age set by law in the country — but a bipartisan effort would raise the minimum age of delinquency to 10 ...

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DURHAM N.C. (AP) — Electronic cigarette giant Juul Labs Inc. will pay $40 million to North Carolina and take more action to prevent underage use and sales, according to a landmark legal settlement announced Monday after years of accusations that ...

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BY HANNAH T. JOSEPH In a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that an individual “exceeds authorized access” in violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act when “he accesses a computer with authorization but then obtains information ...

By MARK SHERMAN and JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A closely watched voting rights dispute from Arizona is among five cases standing between the Supreme Court and its summer break. But even before the justices wrap up their ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — In the case of the cursing cheerleader, the Supreme Court notched a victory for the free speech rights of students Wednesday, siding with a high school student whose vulgar social media post got her kicked off the ...

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The North Carolina Bar Association has elected leaders to helm the organization for the 2021-2022 year. Jon Heyl of Charlotte was installed as the 127th president of the NCBA on June 18, succeeding Mark Holt of Raleigh. Heyl will also ...

The North Carolina Advocates for Justice has selected a new slate of leaders for one year-terms that will begin on July 1, the organization has announced. John McCabe of Cary will serve as the 47th president of the NCAJ, the ...