North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

May 28, 2026

Biden sues Justice Department to block release of audio recordings

Former president Joe Biden sued the Justice Department on May 26, seeking to block the Trump administration from releasing the recordings and transcripts of his private interviews with a ghostwriter […]

May 21, 2026

Elon Musk’s X loses Australia child protection compliance lawsuit

An Australian court upheld a regulator’s fine against Elon Musk’s social media company X Corp after it admitted violating the law by failing to supply information about its […]

Apr 15, 2026

Uber faces second driver sexual assault trial following $8.5 million verdict

After a key setback in the first trial of its kind before a federal jury, Uber is expected to return to court on Tuesday to face a second woman’s claims that she […]

Apr 15, 2026

ICE detention cases are overwhelming RI’s federal courts. What’s being done?

A surge in immigration cases in Rhode Island has lawyers pleading for relief and has led to out-of-state attorneys being allowed to represent people detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. U.S. […]

Apr 2, 2026

RI hospital ‘warehoused’ mentally ill patients. Now, a lawsuit is moving forward.

Long-standing claims that the Eleanor Slater Hospital defrauded Medicaid out of nearly a half-billion dollars by having its fiscal agent, Gainwell Technologies, submit “fraudulent” claims are back on the federal […]

Mar 12, 2026

Costco customers sue for share of refunds from Trump tariffs

Costco Wholesale has been in a proposed nationwide class action seeking U.S. customer refunds for higher prices charged by the company before the U.S. Supreme Court struck down import tariffs […]

Feb 6, 2026

Kansas judge fines attorneys over AI-generated court brief

A Kansas federal judge recently imposed penalties that included fines ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 upon attorneys responsible for mistakenly submitting a brief containing falsehoods created by artificial intelligence. Senior […]

Feb 5, 2026

Justice Department removes DHS lawyer after judge clash

The U.S. Justice Department has removed a government lawyer from an assignment in Minnesota after she told a federal judge, “This job sucks” and said immigration authorities had failed to […]

Feb 4, 2026

Fulton County challenges FBI seizure of 2020 election records

Georgia’s Fulton County filed a challenge on Feb. 4 to the legality of a warrant and seizure of election records in an FBI search of an election facility last week, […]

Dec 16, 2025

Muslim rights group sues Florida Gov. DeSantis over ‘foreign terrorist’ label

A leading Muslim civil rights group in the U.S. has sued Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over his order designating it and another organization as a “ foreign terrorist organization,” saying the directive was […]

Sep 23, 2025

Google faces federal trial over alleged digital ad monopoly remedy

Google faces a federal trial in Virginia over alleged digital ad monopoly; DOJ seeks structural remedies while Google warns of disruption amid AI market shifts.

Jul 25, 2025

4th Circuit: Employee’s vaccine refusal not ADA-protected

The 4th Circuit upheld Johns Hopkins Lab’s firing of an employee who refused a COVID-19 vaccine and blocked medical record access for ADA accommodation.