North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

An appeal from a man who got busted with a pocketful of pills and heroin during a raid on a moonshine shed has gone down the drain at the North Carolina Court of Appeals. Major Newkirk (yes, that apparently is ...

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Comments that an attorney made during a trial pitting two brothers against their late father’s lover came back to haunt the siblings on appeal. Earl and Henry Fortner argued at the Court of Appeals that a trial judge erred in ...

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Today’s street slang includes the popular phrase/piece of advice, “stay in your lane.” Laconically, it translates to “mind your business.” Well, a Henderson County motorist learned from the state Supreme Court that he could adhere to both the literal and ...

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In America, freedom is not only cherished and appreciated, but expected. Freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of assembly — these are rights bestowed upon every American and they do not expire. But what good is freedom if a ...

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Teaching the art of applying makeup is free speech, argues a Mecklenburg County woman in a civil rights suit against the North Carolina Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners. Jasna Bukvic-Bhayani is a war refugee who wants to open a makeup ...

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After a two-year, $10 million renovation, the York County Courthouse reopened earlier this year to a mostly warm reception. It featured refurbished wood floors, cathedral-style ceilings, and elevators. What it did not feature is the Confederate flag and portraits of ...

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The solar eclipse that passed from coast to coast on Aug.21 was a timely reminder that whatever our differences may be, we all live under the same sun. Many attorneys say they stepped out of the office for a little ...

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Few people outside Alamance County knew the name Tim Sutton before last week. But Sutton, a county commissioner, has gained national notoriety for asserting during a public meeting that slaves were “workers.” The Times-News in Burlington first reported Sutton’s provocative ...

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Henry McCollum and Leon Brown spent more than 30 years on death row for a crime they didn’t commit. But allegations included in a court filing by the brothers’ guardian ad litem suggest that the pursuit of justice has been ...

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There’s falling behind on your child support payments, and there’s falling behind more than $300,000 on your child support payments. Somehow, Dr. David Gerlach managed to do the latter. According to a court ruling in the case involving Gerlach and ...

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