North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Nov 24, 2025

AP and Trump administration argue access case before federal appeals court

The Associated Press and the Trump administration were due back before a federal appeals court Monday in their fight over media access, with the AP arguing that a news outlet […]

Nov 21, 2025

Supreme Court meets to weigh Trump’s birthright citizenship restrictions, blocked by lower courts

The Supreme Court is meeting in private Friday with a key issue on its agenda — President Donald Trump ‘s birthright citizenship order declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally […]

Nov 20, 2025

Arrests now top 250 in immigration crackdown across North Carolina

Federal agents have now arrested more than 250 people during a North Carolina immigration crackdown centered around Charlotte, the state’s largest city, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday. The operation that […]

Nov 17, 2025

What’s next for the Epstein files after Trump’s social media posts

The House is heading towards a vote on a bill to force the Justice Department to release the case files it has collected on the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, pushing past […]

Nov 10, 2025

Trump pardons Giuliani, others who backed efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss

President Donald Trump has pardoned his former personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, his onetime chief of staff Mark Meadows, and others accused of backing the Republican’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. The “full, complete, and […]

Oct 27, 2025

Trump urged GOP-led states to redraw US House districts. Now other states also are gerrymandering

President Donald Trump’s call for Republicans to redraw U.S. House districts ahead of next year’s election has triggered an unusual outbreak of mid-decade gerrymandering among both Republican- and Democratic-led state legislatures. Democrats need to […]

Oct 7, 2025

Supreme Court term opens with focus on Trump executive power, key civil rights cases

Supreme Court opens new term focusing on Trump's executive power, civil rights cases, and key issues including conversion therapy, tariffs, and birthright citizenship.

Sep 22, 2025

Fed prosecutor resigns amid Trump push to indict Letitia James

Virginia U.S. attorney Erik Siebert resigned under Trump pressure to indict Letitia James despite no evidence of mortgage fraud wrongdoing, raising concerns over Justice Department independence.

Sep 17, 2025

Trump sues New York Times for $15B, alleging defamation

Donald Trump filed a $15B defamation lawsuit against The New York Times, accusing the outlet of a decades-long campaign of false reporting.

Sep 9, 2025

Appeals court upholds $83.3M defamation award against Trump

A federal appeals court upheld an $83.3 million defamation award against Donald Trump for attacks on E. Jean Carroll, rejecting his immunity and damages arguments.