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Justice Tamara Barringer’s path to the North Carolina Supreme Court includes an upbringing in rural Cleveland County, being a first-generation college student, practicing law alongside her husband and serving as a state senator. (North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts)
Sep 19, 2024

VIDEO: Justice’s modest roots nurture successful legal career

State Supreme Court Justice Tamara Barringer has built a significant legal and political career grounded in family, faith, her work in business law, and prior service in the North Carolina Senate.

Members of the bankruptcy bar have watched, debated and questioned the results of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent 5-4 ruling that upended an agreement related to the bankruptcy proceedings of Purdue Pharma, maker of OxyContin. (Depositphotos.com)
Sep 18, 2024

Ruling sparks interest, debate among bankruptcy bar

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy has led to diverse reactions from lawyers in that field, highlighting uncertainties in third-party liability releases and potential impacts on bankruptcy practices, particularly in mass tort cases.

As a constitutional originalist, Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch cites the ideals of framer and future President James Madison and the principles of federalism as the cornerstone of our legal system. (Associated Press file)
Sep 13, 2024

Review: Gorsuch rightfully critiques administrative state

By Harvey A. Silverglate and Darcelis Worrell Supreme Court Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch has performed a valuable public service in laying out — and not for the first time — […]

The Fearless Fund, co-founded by Ayana Parsons, left, and Arian Simone, had offered $20,000 grants to businesses that are at least majority owned by Black women through its Strivers Grant Contest program. (Associated Press file)
Sep 13, 2024

Settlement ends grant program for Black businesswomen

NEW YORK — A venture capital firm has closed grant contest for Black female business owners as part of a settlement agreement with a conservative group that had filed a […]

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson began work on her memoir, ‘Lovely One,’ shortly after joining the court in 2022. (Associated Press file)
Sep 12, 2024

Jackson tours to promote new memoir, ‘Lovely One’

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has embarked on a nationwide tour to promote her new memoir, “Lovely One.” Jackson, 53, is using the book to trace her […]

The U.S. Justice Department and a coalition of states are suing Google, alleging it holds a monopoly over online advertising technology. (Associated Press file)
Sep 11, 2024

Trial opens in second Google antitrust lawsuit

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — One month after a judge declared Google’s search engine an illegal monopoly, the tech giant faces another antitrust lawsuit that threatens to break up the company, this […]

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill — one of two defendants in the Students for Fair Admissions cases — reported Thursday that there were drops in enrollment among Black, Hispanic and Native American students in its incoming class. (Associated Press file)
Sep 9, 2024

Rulings’ impact glimpsed in freshman classes

Some selective colleges are reporting drops in the number of Black students in their incoming classes, the first admitted since a Supreme Court ruling struck down affirmative action in higher […]

Amazon has joined SpaceX and Trader Joe's in pending lawsuits or administrative cases to challenge the structure of the National Labor Relations Board. (Associated Press)
Sep 9, 2024

Amazon lawsuit: NLRB’s structure is unconstitutional

Amazon is challenging the structure of the National Labor Relations Board in a lawsuit that also accuses the agency of improperly influencing the outcome of a union election at a […]

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, above, upheld a federal District Court’s ruling in favor of four publishing houses that the Internet Archive violated copyright law by scanning and sharing digital books without the companies’ approval. (Associated Press file)
Sep 6, 2024

2nd Circuit: Internet Archive violated copyright law

NEW YORK — An appeals court has upheld an earlier finding that the online Internet Archive violated copyright law by scanning and sharing digital books without the publishers’ permission. Four […]

An unoccupied Chicago Transit Authority train car approaches a station in Forest Park, Ill., on Sept. 3, 2024. (Associated Press file)
Sep 5, 2024

Judge strikes down Illinois’ concealed carry ban on public transit

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A federal judge has ruled that an Illinois law banning the concealed carry of firearms on public transit is unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Iain D. Johnston in […]

Media members interview Derrick Dearman as he is escorted into Mobile County Metro Jail on Aug. 22, 2016, in Mobile, Ala. (The Birmingham News file)
Sep 5, 2024

Killer who dropped appeals faces October execution

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama has set a mid-October execution date for a man who admitted to killing five people with an ax and gun and later told a judge he […]

Gov. Maura Healey is one of two Massachusetts officials and a nonprofit official being sued after the state started a campaign urging pregnant women not to seek help from ‘crisis pregnancy centers.’ (Associated Press file)
Aug 30, 2024

Pregnancy centers sue Massachusetts over campaign

BOSTON — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey launched a $1 million taxpayer-funded initiative in June designed to discourage people from seeking help from “crisis pregnancy centers” that are typically religiously affiliated […]


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