North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Nov 7, 2025

Trump pardons former Mets great Darryl Strawberry on past tax evasion, drug charges

President Donald Trump has pardoned former New York Mets great Darryl Strawberry of tax evasion and drug charges, citing the 1983 National League Rookie of the Year’s post-career embrace of his Christian faith and […]

Oct 13, 2025

Indiana man executed for teenager’s rape, murder

Roy Lee Ward executed in Indiana for 2001 rape and murder of Stacy Payne; he expressed remorse in final statement as legal appeals ended.

May 9, 2025

He was killed in a road rage shooting. AI allowed him to deliver his own victim impact statement

There were dozens of statements submitted to the court by family and friends of Christopher Pelkey when it came time to sentence the man convicted of shooting him during a road rage incident. They provided glimpses of Pelkey’s humor, his character and his military service.

May 6, 2025

Trump orders Alcatraz reopening for violent offenders

President Donald Trump says he is directing his government to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the notorious former prison on a hard-to-reach California island off San Francisco that has been closed for more than 60 years.

Mar 24, 2025

Veteran lawman leads crime advisory panel

A four-decade veteran of law enforcement has taken leadership of the Governor’s Crime Commission. Orange County Sheriff Charles Blackwood now chairs the 44-member commission, a news release from the North […]

Sep 13, 2024

Review: Gorsuch rightfully critiques administrative state

By Harvey A. Silverglate and Darcelis Worrell Supreme Court Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch has performed a valuable public service in laying out — and not for the first time — […]

Feb 2, 2024

Georgia considers requiring bail for more crimes

ATLANTA — Georgia, once a self-proclaimed leader in criminal justice reform, is sliding a little further toward its old lock-’em-up ways. State senators voted 30-17 on Thursday to require cash […]

Aug 21, 2023

Tribal courts expand criminal justice system alternatives

Holistic treatment of people in the criminal justice system is not new in Indian Country, but there are new programs coming on board as well as expanded approaches. The National American Indian Court Judges Association says about one-third of the U.S.'s roughly 320 tribal court systems have healing and wellness aspects. A program at the Port Gamble S'klallam Tribe in Washington state assigns welln[...]

Jul 21, 2023

Racist texts by officers might violate anti-discrimination law

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Racist text messages between members of a San Francisco Bay Area police department will be the subject of a court hearing on possible violations of a state law aimed at stamping out racism in the criminal justice system. Antioch Police Department officers have been asked to testify in Friday's hearing on the heavily redacted texts made public in April by the Contra Costa Cou[...]