An employee cannot break the law in order to collect evidence in support of a workplace discrimination lawsuit, a 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel unanimously ruled Nov. 15. Judge Diana Motz wrote that for an employee’s actions to be ...

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RALEIGH (AP) A North Carolina law that canceled primary elections this year for state judges of all kinds is back in court. Three judges of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, scheduled oral arguments March 20 between ...

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During a special hearing outside of Richmond last week, a panel of the 4th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals listened to arguments in U.S. ex rel Michael L. Drakeford, M.D. v. Tuomey, a False Claims Act case from South Carolina ...

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RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina attorneys have asked an appeals court to delay implementation of its ruling that would restore same-day registration during early voting and count ballots cast outside of a voter’s assigned precinct on Election Day. The lawyers ...

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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court ruled Monday that Virginia’s same-sex marriage ban is unconstitutional, the latest in a string of decisions overturning bans across the country. A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ...

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