North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Aug 22, 2025

Judges warn threats fueled by Trump rhetoric endanger U.S. judiciary

Federal judges warn that Trump’s rhetoric and rising threats undermine judicial independence, with harassment, swatting, and intimidation targeting a third of the judiciary in 2025.

Aug 15, 2025

New York sues Zelle operator over fraud failures

New York Attorney General Letitia James sues Zelle’s parent company, alleging security failures that enabled fraud, after the CFPB dropped a similar case.

Aug 12, 2025

Trump judicial nominees show strong anti-abortion records

An AP review finds many of Trump’s judicial nominees have anti-abortion records, prompting concerns from abortion rights advocates over long-term impacts on federal courts.

Aug 11, 2025

Trump orders federal law enforcement surge in Washington

Trump orders a weeklong surge of federal law enforcement in Washington, citing crime concerns, despite local officials noting significant drops in homicides and carjackings.

Jul 14, 2025

DOJ fires more lawyers tied to Trump special counsel cases

The DOJ has fired more staff linked to Jack Smith’s Trump probes, including election interference and classified documents cases, sources confirm.

Jul 13, 2025

Trump assassination suspect seeks to defend himself

Ryan Routh, accused of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump, told a judge he wants to represent himself in his upcoming federal trial this fall.

Jun 20, 2025

Trump extends TikTok deadline to avoid U.S. ban

President Trump signed a third executive order extending TikTok’s U.S. deadline, allowing time to secure a deal for American ownership of the app.

May 21, 2025

President Trump signs Take It Down Act, addressing nonconsensual deepfakes

President Donald Trump on May 19 signed the Take It Down Act, bipartisan legislation that enacts stricter penalties for the distribution of non-consensual intimate imagery, sometimes called “revenge porn,” as […]

May 19, 2025

Ousted top election official in key swing state urges civility toward ‘caretakers of our democracy’

The former North Carolina elections director who was ousted this week after a politically motivated move by Republicans said Friday she hopes the new leadership will approach elections in a nonpartisan way […]

Apr 28, 2025

Two major law firms urge judges to permanently block Trump’s executive orders

Two major law firms asked separate judges on April 23 to permanently block President Donald Trump’s executive orders that were meant to punish them and harm their business operations. The firms — Perkins […]

Apr 28, 2025

Harvard sues Trump admin over $2.2B research grant freeze

Harvard University announced on April 21 that it has filed suit to halt a federal freeze on more than $2.2 billion in grants after the institution said it would defy […]

Apr 7, 2025

Brown University to see half a billion in federal funding halted by Trump administration

The Trump administration is planning to halt more than half a billion dollars in contracts and grants awarded to Brown University, adding to a list of Ivy League colleges that have had […]