North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Jan 30, 2020

Asheville declares ‘climate emergency,’ sets goals

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina city has become the first in the state to declare a “climate emergency” and has now set goals on warming greenhouse gases and […]

Jan 6, 2020

Lawsuit over Asheville hotel set for Supreme Court hearing

A costly three-year legal battle over a proposed hotel in downtown Asheville is set for a hearing before the North Carolina Supreme Court. The Citizen-Times reports arguments will be heard […]

Aug 9, 2018

Former North Carolina county managers indicted for kickbacks

ASHEVILLE (AP) Three former North Carolina county managers have been indicted after federal prosecutors say they took business kickbacks for years in exchange for $15 million in government contracts. The Asheville […]

Aug 6, 2018

North Carolina city reaches settlement with beaten jaywalker

ASHEVILLE (AP) A North Carolina city has reached a $650,000 settlement with a black pedestrian whose beating by a white police officer was captured on body camera video. A settlement […]

Jul 3, 2018

You’re going to need a bigger bench

When the North Carolina Supreme Court comes to town for a special session, you do what needs to be done to make sure the justices are comfortable. In Buncombe County, that meant expanding the bench inside the 90-year-old courthouse in Asheville ahead of the seven justices’ arrival on May 16. The bench in question has three seats for the judge, clerk and a testifying witness.

Jun 22, 2018

Bill follows through redrawing Asheville’s city council districts

RALEIGH (AP) Election districts in western North Carolina‘s largest municipality may be redrawn because city leaders failed to do so under legislation moving through a General Assembly chamber. The Senate elections […]

Apr 20, 2018

Asheville mediator honored posthumously

Barbara Ann Davis of Asheville was honored posthumously March 16 as the 2018 Dispute Resolution Section of the NC Bar Association’s Peace Award winner. Davis’s colleague Sarah Corley accepted the […]

Mar 27, 2018

Judge: Release video of police beating of jaywalker

ASHEVILLE (AP) A North Carolina judge has ruled all video in the case of a white police officer accused of using excessive force against a black man accused of jaywalking […]

Mar 14, 2016

CooperRiis to pay $4M in wrongful termination case

In what is being called the largest jury verdict for wrongful termination in state history, an Asheville-area therapist has been awarded $3.6 million after she was allegedly fired for reporting […]

Mar 7, 2016

Fake parking tickets in Asheville include rickrolling code

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Some fake parking tickets handed out in Asheville last week included a rickrolling QR code. WLOS-TV reported the fake tickets included a code that could be […]

Feb 12, 2016

Asheville water case before Supreme Court questions limits of state power

The North Carolina Supreme Court’s recent decision to consider the legal battle over who should control the city of Asheville‘s water system may finally answer one of the fundamental legal […]

Feb 9, 2016

Prosecutors to seek death penalty in Asheville slayings

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Prosecutors say they will seek a death sentence if a man is convicted of killing three people in Buncombe County. The Asheville Citizen-Times reported that Buncombe […]