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Dec 8, 2025

SCOTUS scolds circuit panel for off-the-rails ruling

A circuit court panel “radically’ departed from the permissible scope of appellate review in ordering a new trial for a man convicted of second-degree murder, the U.S. Supreme Court has […]

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Mar 27, 2025

4th Circuit: Hearsay evidence wrongly admitted

Where the district court admitted hearsay evidence during the releasee’s revocation hearing without first balancing his interest in confronting an adverse witness against any proffered good cause for denying such […]

Officers following a man in a stolen vehicle case uncovered cocaine, a firearm and drug paraphernalia when they followed him into a home. (Depositphotos.com)
May 24, 2024

Defendant gets do-over on motion to suppress

The North Carolina Supreme Court overturned a motion to suppress evidence in a drug case, citing the lack of findings on a defendant's standing to contest police entry into a home.

The Federal Trade Commission’s new rule barring almost all noncompetition agreements already faces three lawsuits seeking to keep it from coming into force. (Associated Press file)
May 8, 2024

Lawyers, employers cast wary eyes on noncompete rule

Legal opinion varies on the effects of the Federal Trade Commission’s adoption of a comprehensive ban on new noncompete agreements for all but the most senior employees.

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