The latest batch of polling is out for North Carolina’s 2014 judicial elections, and it shows a clear pattern emerging. The vast majority of North Carolina’s voters have absolutely no idea who any of these candidates are, or the slightest ...

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SMITHFIELD — Johnston County’s district attorney is warning Internet sweepstakes operators they must close by Nov. 1 or face the possibility of criminal charges. The News & Observer of Raleigh reported that District Attorney Susan Doyle sent letters to more ...

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s highest court is taking a new look at whether state utilities regulators are doing enough to balance consumer protection against the need for the country’s largest electric company for higher rates. The state Supreme ...

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Today’s appointment to the North Carolina Supreme Court is the latest in a sequence of judicial dominoes to fall — every time Gov. Pat McCrory makes one appointment, it opens up a new position to fill. McCrory announced Monday that ...

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RALEIGH (AP) — Gov. Pat McCrory is picking the North Carolina Supreme Court justice with the most seniority for the state’s top judicial post and in so doing boosting the election prospects of one of two fellow Republicans running for ...

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Judges, more than anyone, understand the importance of proper citation. But a recent mix-up led to one news reporter’s work being reproduced verbatim on a judicial candidate’s campaign blog without attribution. On June 18th, Judge Ola Lewis, candidate for North ...

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The biological father of a child whose mother never informed him of the pregnancy and listed a false name under the putative father section of the child’s adoption paperwork will not be able to challenge the adoption, the North Carolina ...

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A much talked-about and controversial attack ad aimed at North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Robin Hudson appears not to have had much effect on Tuesday’s primary election. Hudson, with 43 percent of the vote, and Mecklenburg County Superior Court judge ...

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Courts: U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit; North Carolina Court of Appeals; and  North Carolina Supreme Court State v. Dahlquist (Lawyers Weekly No. 13-07-1187, 12 pp.) Dec. 3, 2013 Holding: The court held that when considering the totality of the circumstances – including the ...

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RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina’s highest court will rule whether a judge decided correctly when he ordered four convicted murderers moved from death row, saying racism was partially responsible for their sentences. Justices held two hearings Monday on the Racial ...

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