North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Mar 6, 2025

The Latest: Trump orders a ‘pause’ of US military aid for Ukraine

President Donald Trump is seeking to pressure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to engage in peace talks with Russia by pausing military aid to Ukraine. A White House official says Trump […]

Feb 28, 2025

Bill would curb AG’s power to challenge presidential orders

The state Senate advanced a bill Wednesday that would bar Attorney General Jeff Jackson from challenging the president‘s executive orders. Under Senate Bill 58, the attorney general would be barred […]

Feb 12, 2025

Trump and Elon Musk defend their attempts to downsize the federal government

President Donald Trump made a rare appearance with Elon Musk, his most powerful adviser, in the Oval Office on Tuesday before signing an executive order to continue downsizing the federal […]

Jan 23, 2025

Lawyers prepare for new ‒ and old ‒ Title IX challenges

Editor’s Note: At press time, a federal judge in Kentucky struck down the new rules, finding that the Department of Education had overstepped its authority by expanding the scope of […]

Jan 15, 2025

Immigration bar warily girds for Trump’s return

By Kris Olson While pledges to stop undocumented migrants from crossing the southern border and to conduct mass deportations may garner the most media attention, attorneys say that they expect […]

Jan 15, 2025

Changes likely to come to key federal employment agencies

By Erin Achenbach Once President-elect Donald Trump‘s second administration is in place, enforcement policies at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Department of Labor are expected to shift away from […]

Nov 5, 2024

High court races grow costly amid abortion debate

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Abortion and reproductive rights have been central to the races for president and governor in North Carolina, a battleground state that has more moderate abortion restrictions […]

Sep 4, 2024

Lawsuit forces campaign to stop using song

ATLANTA — A federal judge in Atlanta ruled Tuesday that Donald Trump and his campaign must stop using the song “Hold On, I’m Coming” while the family of one of […]

Sep 4, 2024

RFK Jr. sues to be removed from NC ballot

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is suing the North Carolina State Board of Elections in a last-ditch attempt to get his name removed the state’s ballot ahead of the 2024 presidential […]

Jul 10, 2024

Ruling bars protesters from GOP convention security zone

MADISON, Wis. — A federal judge ruled Monday that protesters can’t march through a security zone at the Republican National Convention, handing a defeat to liberals who had pushed to […]

Jul 2, 2024

Bannon reports to federal prison to serve contempt sentence

DANBURY, Conn. — Longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon was taken into custody Monday after surrendering at a federal prison to begin a four-month sentence on contempt charges for defying a […]

Jun 21, 2024

SCOTUS has much to do, little time left to do it

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court is headed into its final few weeks with about a third of the cases heard this year still undecided, including ones that could reshape […]