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State Attorney General Jeff Jackson, above, said North Carolina is part of a federal and 10-state coalition suing large corporate landlords to make sure the companies ‘play by the rules.’ (Associated Press file)
Jan 9, 2025

NC joins lawsuit against apartment landlords

Six large corporate landlords and the RealPage software company now face a lawsuit filed by the North Carolina Department of Justice, its counterparts in nine other states and the U.S. […]

As a high school athlete, Greensboro Grimsley quarterback Faizon Brandon already has the chance to earn a large sum of money from marketing his name, image and likeness, but he has been barred from doing so by state educational policy. (Associated Press file)
Oct 3, 2024

Ruling clears way for student-athletes to profit from NIL

RALEIGH — A judge in North Carolina has cleared the way for the state’s public-school athletes to profit off their fame in a court case involving a high school football […]

Faizon Brandon, a top-ranked public high school quarterback, has been barred by North Carolina state policy from profiting from his name, image and likeness. (Associated Press file)
Sep 5, 2024

QB’s mother sues state over NIL restrictions

Rolanda Brandon, mother of top high school quarterback Faizon Brandon, is suing the state of North Carolina over restrictions preventing public school athletes from profiting from their name, image, and likeness.

Emmitt Martin III, a former Memphis police officer charged in the death of Tyre Nichols, walks into federal court April 4 in Memphis, Tenn. (Daily Memphian file | Patrick Lantrip)
Aug 26, 2024

Ex-officer changes plea in Tyre Nichols’ death

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A former Tennessee police officer charged in the fatal beating of Memphis motorist Tyre Nichols intends to change his not guilty plea in federal court on Friday, […]

The parents of Audrey Hale, who killed three students and three adults at The Covenant School in Nashville, Tenn., in March 2023, transferred ownership of Hale's property to the victims' families, thus exempting Hale’s writings from disclosure under state public records law. (Associated Press file)
Jul 8, 2024

Copyright issue bars release of shooter’s writings

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The writings of the person who killed three 9-year-olds and three adults at a private Christian elementary school in Nashville last year cannot be released to the […]

Jun 3, 2024

Back in action: Settlement allows multiple-transfer athletes to play

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The NCAA and a coalition of states suing the organization have announced a proposed settlement of a lawsuit that would allow athletes to be immediately eligible to […]

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed into law last week a bill that makes the aggravated rape of a child a capital offense as of July 1 in the state. (Associated Press)
May 15, 2024

New law allows death penalty for child rape

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has approved legislation allowing the death penalty in child rape convictions, a change the Republican-controlled Statehouse championed amid concerns that the U.S. Supreme […]

One image depicting a rape scene led a St. Louis-area school system to remove an illustrated version of ‘The Handmaid's Tale’ from high school library shelves, said Tom Bober, the district’s library coordinator and president of the Missouri Association of School Librarians. (Associated Press)
Apr 10, 2024

New laws about book collections put librarians on edge

When an illustrated edition of Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” was released in 2019, educators in Clayton, Missouri needed little debate before deciding to keep copies in high school libraries. […]

‘We should not let race-obsessed ideology interfere with an important and successful apprenticeship program,’ Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti said in a statement on behalf of his colleagues in 24 states. (Associated Press file)
Mar 22, 2024

AGs opposed programs’ proposed diversity rules

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A Biden administration plan to promote diversity and equity in workplace apprenticeship programs is facing pushback from Republican attorneys general in two dozen states who assert […]

Among the challenges the NCAA is facing is a ruling by the National Labor Relations Board that allowed Dartmouth University basketball players to unionize. (Associated Press)
Mar 6, 2024

Legal challenges increase for NCAA

The NCAA is embroiled in multiple legal cases. There are at least five major federal antitrust challenges pending against the organization, which represents more than 500,000 athletes at more than […]

Feb 7, 2024

Could court cases sway control of House?

Since most Americans last voted for Congress, thousands of people have been added to certain voting districts — and subtracted from others — under new political maps enacted following court […]

Feb 6, 2024

Doctor who prescribed 500k-plus opioid doses gets new trial

RICHMOND, Va. — A Virginia doctor who was sentenced to 40 years in prison after prescribing more than a half-million doses of highly addictive opioids in two years has been […]


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