North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Apr 6, 2026

Supreme Court sides with Steve Bannon in bid to dismiss Jan. 6 conviction

The Supreme Court on Monday cleared a path for Stephen K. Bannon’s effort, backed by the Justice Department, to dismiss his conviction for defying a congressional subpoena related to the […]

Mar 15, 2024

Appeals Court: Navarro must report to prison

WASHINGTON — An appeals court denied Trump White House official Peter Navarro ‘s bid to stave off his jail sentence on contempt of Congress charges Thursday. Navarro has been ordered […]

Feb 9, 2024

Judge denies Navarro’s bid to remain free on appeal

A federal judge on Thursday denied Trump White House official Peter Navarro‘s bid to remain out of prison while he appeals his contempt of Congress conviction for refusing to cooperate […]

Feb 5, 2024

Ballot case ensnares SCOTUS in ’24 politics

WASHINGTON — A case with the potential to disrupt Donald Trump‘s drive to return to the White House is putting the Supreme Court uncomfortably at the center of the 2024 […]

Jan 5, 2024

Judge sentences January 6 suspect to 10 years

WASHINGTON — A member of the Proud Boys extremist group who went on the run after he was convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the U.S. Capitol and […]

Sep 19, 2023

Judge rejects bid to reverse former officer’s Jan. 6 guilty verdict

WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Tuesday upheld an obstruction conviction against a Virginia man who stood trial with members of the Oath Keepers extremist group in one of the […]

Sep 19, 2023

Lawyer: Clark acted within the scope of duties

ATLANTA — Former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark was acting within the scope of his official duties when he wrote a letter expressing concern about alleged problems with the 2020 […]

Sep 12, 2023

Marine now at Camp Lejeune sentenced in J6 riot

WASHINGTON (AP) — One of three active-duty Marines who stormed the U.S. Capitol together has been sentenced to probation instead of prison time. U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes also on Monday ordered Dodge Hellonen to perform 279 hours of community service. She said that's one hour for every Marine who was killed or wounded fighting in the Civil War. The judge told Hellonen that she can't fathom w[...]

Sep 11, 2023

Judge convicts activist’s son in J6 riot

The son of a prominent conservative activist has been convicted of charges that he stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, bashed in a window, chased a police officer, invaded the Senate floor and helped a mob disrupt the certification of Democrat Joe Biden's presidential election victory.cLeo Brent Bozell IV, 44, of Palmyra, Pennsylvania, was found guilty Friday of 10 charges, including five fe[...]

Sep 7, 2023

Lawsuit: Constitution bars Trump from running in one state

DENVER — A liberal group has filed a lawsuit to bar former President Donald Trump from the primary ballot in Colorado. The lawsuit contends Trump is ineligible to run for the White House again under a rarely used clause in the U.S. Constitution aimed at candidates who have supported an "insurrection." The lawsuit, citing the 14th Amendment, is likely the initial step in a legal challenge that se[...]

Aug 11, 2023

Judge limits terms of Trump protective order

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal judge overseeing the election conspiracy case against Donald Trump has agreed with his defense on a looser version of a protective order for evidence in the case. But U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan has largely sided with the prosecution on what sensitive materials should be protected. The judge vowed on Friday to keep politics out of her rulings. The judge reject[...]