North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Apr 24, 2026

U.S. soldier accused of pocketing $400K through bets on Maduro’s capture

Federal authorities on April 23 charged a Special Forces soldier involved in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro with using inside information about the raid to win roughly $400,000 […]

Mar 9, 2026

Trump administration seeks to revive executive orders targeting law firms

President Donald Trump’s administration asked a federal appeals court on March 6 to revive his executive orders that sought to punish four major U.S. law firms, arguing that federal judges […]

Mar 3, 2026

DOJ abandons defense of orders targeting law firms

The Trump administration on March 2 abandoned its effort to punish several law firms that hired President Donald Trump’s perceived foes or took on cases he disliked, effectively admitting defeat […]

Feb 12, 2026

DOJ fires U.S. attorney after judges name replacement

The Justice Department moved to fire the new U.S. attorney for the Northern District of New York on Feb. 11, the same day that federal judges unveiled his appointment to […]

Nov 25, 2025

New limits for a rent algorithm that prosecutors say let landlords drive up prices

Landlords could no longer rely on rent-pricing software to quietly track each other’s moves and push rents higher using confidential data, under a settlement between RealPage Inc. and federal prosecutors […]

Nov 5, 2025

Judge in Comey case scolds prosecutors, orders them to produce records from probe

A federal judge on Nov. 5 ordered prosecutors in the criminal case of former FBI Director James Comey to produce to defense lawyers a trove of materials from the investigation, saying he […]

Mar 24, 2025

NC joins brief in GI Bill benefits case

North Carolina has joined a bipartisan nationwide coalition of state attorneys general challenging the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs over limits on GI Bill benefits to former service members. In […]

Feb 13, 2025

NC man pleads guilty to terrorism-related charge

WILMINGTON — A Durham man pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday after officials say he tried to board an overseas flight to join the Islamic State group last year. Authorities […]

Dec 30, 2024

Industry danger prompts DOJ, OSHA to take action

By Daniel I. Small In recent years, when we hear about an explosion, we’re likely to think it is an intended act. But in this case, there was no terrorism, […]

Nov 14, 2024

Insurance magnate pleads guilty in $2B scheme

CHARLOTTE — An insurance magnate who was once a major political donor in North Carolina is in federal custody after pleading guilty in connection to what prosecutors call a $2 […]

Nov 13, 2024

North Carolina to share in Kroger opioid settlement

North Carolina will receive about $40 million as its share of the settlement of a multistate lawsuit against Kroger for its role in the opioid crisis. A 30-state bipartisan coalition […]

Sep 11, 2024

Trial opens in second Google antitrust lawsuit

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — One month after a judge declared Google’s search engine an illegal monopoly, the tech giant faces another antitrust lawsuit that threatens to break up the company, this […]