The North Carolina State Board of Elections filed a court document Thursday explaining why a February trial could prove difficult in a federal lawsuit challenging the state voter ID law.
Published: Thursday, March 14th, 2024 @ 11:34 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in a dispute between former Duke basketball star Zion Williamson and his former marketing agency.
Published: Sunday, February 25th, 2024 @ 2:51 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A hearing scheduled Nov. 21 at the federal courthouse in Winston-Salem could help determine the course of a lawsuit challenging North Carolina's photo voter identification law.
Published: Thursday, February 15th, 2024 @ 7:53 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The US Supreme Court will not take up a case involving a challenge to North Carolina's so-called "ag-gag" law.
Published: Wednesday, February 14th, 2024 @ 11:27 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Opponents of North Carolina's voter ID law seek a February trial in their federal court case.
Published: Sunday, February 11th, 2024 @ 8:25 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The US Supreme Court will not take the case of Virginia-based owners of a Dare County beach home who challenged the county's COVID-related shutdown in 2020.
Published: Tuesday, February 6th, 2024 @ 10:14 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Plaintiffs challenging North Carolina's new state Senate election map seek a Feb. 15 ruling from the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals.
Published: Sunday, February 4th, 2024 @ 7:59 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The US Supreme Court will consider Tuesday two petitions related to North Carolina's so-called "ag-gag law."
Published: Thursday, January 11th, 2024 @ 9:58 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The full slate of 4th Circuit US Court of Appeals judges offered Thursday contrasting views over a dispute involving North Carolina State Health Plan coverage for transgender health care.
Published: Monday, January 1st, 2024 @ 6:54 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A federal class-action lawsuit led by a Cleveland County Emergency Services Worker could head to trial in November 2024. Sixteen plaintiffs to date are challenging the pay schedule the county used from 2015 to 2017.
Published: Friday, November 17th, 2023 @ 4:13 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals has dismissed three lawsuits challenging permits for the Mountain Valley Pipeline. A related pipeline, MVP Southgate, could extend into North Carolina.
Published: Thursday, November 9th, 2023 @ 12:46 am
By: Carolina Journal
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With a 10-4 vote, the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a request to rehear the case United States v. Brown before the full slate of appellate judges.
Published: Wednesday, November 8th, 2023 @ 12:26 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court ruling favoring shrimp trawlers in a dispute involving the Clean Water Act.
Published: Monday, November 6th, 2023 @ 5:01 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A Raleigh robber did not face a "vindictive" resentencing after a federal Appeals Court delivered him a legal victory. That was the conclusion of a 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals panel.
Published: Monday, October 30th, 2023 @ 1:24 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' hearing Thursday about the future of the Mountain Valley Pipeline included one reference to North Carolina.
Published: Monday, October 23rd, 2023 @ 11:09 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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U.S. Magistrate Judge Patrick Auld wants more information from voter identification critics and supporters before deciding how a federal lawsuit will move forward.
Published: Sunday, October 22nd, 2023 @ 12:43 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the conviction of a man charged with burning 70 acres of the Nantahala National Forest in 2020.
Published: Saturday, October 21st, 2023 @ 12:04 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower court ruling against investors in a Triangle-based biopharmaceutical company. Pension funds for police and firefighers in San Antonio and El Paso served as lead plaintiffs in the case.
Published: Friday, October 20th, 2023 @ 12:34 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has scheduled Sept. 21 for oral arguments in a case involving N.C. State Health Plan coverage of treatments used by transgender patients.
Published: Sunday, October 8th, 2023 @ 8:05 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of a Kannapolis man challenging his federal drug conviction that resulted in a prison sentence of nearly six years.
Published: Sunday, October 8th, 2023 @ 8:55 am
By: Carolina Journal
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In a split 2-1 ruling, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a trial court's ruling favoring an investment consultant for Lowe's Home Improvement. A former employee sued the consultant on behalf of people enrolled in Lowe's retirement plan.
Published: Saturday, October 7th, 2023 @ 10:36 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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In a previous blogpost I reported on cancellations at two North Carolina educational institutions. Today I’m sorry to have to report on another.
Published: Saturday, October 7th, 2023 @ 9:20 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A Brunswick County charter school management organization that has been at the center of a legal controversy over the dress code at one of its schools gets high marks for student test scores, according to a new analysis.
Published: Wednesday, October 4th, 2023 @ 3:45 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled against an immigrant student at N.C. State University who sued ExxonMobil. Aldo De Leon Resendiz claimed "alienage discrimination."
Published: Friday, September 29th, 2023 @ 2:13 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled against a professor at N.C. State University. He claimed job retaliation for criticism of the NCSU education school's increased focus on social justice and diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Published: Tuesday, September 26th, 2023 @ 2:04 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A federal lawsuit challenging North Carolina's 2018 voter identification law will head back to a Greensboro courtroom on July 26.
Published: Sunday, September 24th, 2023 @ 8:55 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Efforts to remove former President Donald Trump from state ballots in the 2024 election are ramping up nationwide after critics argued the leading Republican contender is constitutionally disqualified from serving as president after he “engaged in insurrection” against the United States.
Published: Thursday, September 21st, 2023 @ 12:05 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The U.S. Supreme Court will not take a case involving a disputed skirt requirement for students at a Brunswick County charter school. A split 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the requirement as unconstitutional.
Published: Thursday, September 7th, 2023 @ 7:05 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld evidence collected after a warrantless search in a child pornography case from Kannapolis.
Published: Thursday, August 31st, 2023 @ 4:31 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Published: Tuesday, August 15th, 2023 @ 12:59 am
By: Daily Wire
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Opponents of North Carolina's voter ID law are asking a federal judge to lift a stay that has kept their case in limbo since December 2021.
Published: Thursday, July 27th, 2023 @ 5:59 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A federal lawsuit challenging North Carolina's 2018 voter ID law has had its first court filing since July 2022.
Published: Thursday, July 27th, 2023 @ 3:28 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Operators of a Brunswick County charter school challenge arguments from the federal government's top lawyer in a case under consideration at the U.S. Supreme Court.
Published: Tuesday, July 25th, 2023 @ 8:37 am
By: Carolina Journal
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