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Plaintiffs challenging a recent ruling in a federal North Carolina redistricting lawsuit have asked the full 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals to consider the case.
Published: Wednesday, October 8th, 2025 @ 8:23 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected an expelled Tulane University student's request to proceed anonymously in his North Carolina lawsuit over sexual assault allegations.
Published: Tuesday, February 27th, 2024 @ 9:09 am
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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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 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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In a split 2-1 ruling, the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals has revived a lawsuit against the city of Charlotte and a police officer who fatally shot a man in 2017.
Published: Thursday, November 16th, 2023 @ 11:35 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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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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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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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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Darryl Howard, imprisoned for 21 years for two murders he didn't commit, can continue to pursue a lawsuit against two Durham police officers. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Howard can move forward with a complaint based on law enforcement work that took place in 2011.
Published: Monday, July 17th, 2023 @ 5:29 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will allow a taxpayer from North Carolina to proceed with a lawsuit seeking a 2013 federal tax refund. Judges rejected government arguments that the suit should be dismissed.
Published: Tuesday, July 11th, 2023 @ 5:20 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has tossed out a requirement that a felon in North Carolina imprisoned on gun charges must undergo warrantless computer searches after leaving prison.
Published: Tuesday, July 4th, 2023 @ 5:21 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will allow a company to challenge N.C. Labor Department enforcement actions linked to a fatal Canton paper mill fire in 2020.
Published: Friday, June 16th, 2023 @ 12:45 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a woman traveling through the Asheville airport can pursue a federal lawsuit alleging an assault during a TSA screening.
Published: Sunday, May 21st, 2023 @ 11:24 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A unanimous 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision will allow a fired N.C. Justice Department worker to pursue a race discrimination case against former supervisors.
Published: Friday, May 19th, 2023 @ 10:40 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The full 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will consider a lawsuit in September challenging State Health Plan restrictions against coverage for treatments used by transgender patients.
Published: Friday, May 12th, 2023 @ 1:03 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected a First Amendment retaliation lawsuit from a fired Mocksville police officer.
Published: Wednesday, May 10th, 2023 @ 7:02 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld union restrictions included in North Carolina's 2017 Farm Act.
Published: Wednesday, May 10th, 2023 @ 4:39 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The full 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hold an "en banc" hearing of a case challenging the N.C. State Health Plan's exclusion of treatment for transgender services.
Published: Wednesday, May 10th, 2023 @ 8:19 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected a Charlotte police officer's attempt to claim qualified immunity in a lawsuit linked to her fatal shooting of Danquirs Franklin in 2019.
Published: Monday, May 1st, 2023 @ 3:46 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a jury's award of tens of millions of dollars to two N.C. brothers who spent more than 30 years in prison on false charges. But the size of the overall award will drop by at least $46 billion.
Published: Thursday, March 30th, 2023 @ 1:51 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower court ruling against a fired Vance County sheriff's deputy.
Published: Thursday, March 16th, 2023 @ 11:11 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has struck down a portion of North Carolina's 2015 Property Protection Act dealing with undercover "news" operations.
Published: Monday, March 13th, 2023 @ 8:15 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court ruling supporting the planned Mid-Currituck Bridge to the Outer Banks.
Published: Monday, March 13th, 2023 @ 12:00 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Almost a month after a jury ruled against her, a former Charlotte-Mecklenburg student is appealing her case to the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Published: Tuesday, March 7th, 2023 @ 10:11 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a ruling that favored Charlotte in a dispute over drivers' privacy.
Published: Thursday, March 2nd, 2023 @ 1:06 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a 1931 N.C. criminal libel law is likely unconstitutional. It's a legal victory for N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein.
Published: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2023 @ 12:29 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a Winterville police policy against livestreaming traffic stops could violate the First Amendment.
Published: Tuesday, February 21st, 2023 @ 12:03 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court ruling for Dare County in a dispute over COVID restrictions.
Published: Friday, February 10th, 2023 @ 4:16 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of a principal and against a teacher in a Pender County case involving a student assault.
Published: Tuesday, January 31st, 2023 @ 11:46 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A deaf father can proceed with his lawsuit against a Huntersville hospital, based on a unanimous ruling Tuesday from the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Published: Monday, January 16th, 2023 @ 8:30 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected a lawsuit to restore North Carolina's discontinued license plate with a Confederate battle flag.
Published: Thursday, January 12th, 2023 @ 12:32 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A unanimous 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court ruling favoring Durham Public Schools. The case involved one student's complaint about special-needs services.
Published: Thursday, December 29th, 2022 @ 4:17 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments on Dec. 6 in N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein's legal challenge of a state law against campaign lies.
Published: Tuesday, November 15th, 2022 @ 7:52 am
By: Carolina Journal
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N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein's lawyer asks the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to declare a state criminal libel law "unconstitutional on its face."
Published: Monday, September 26th, 2022 @ 4:32 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Split 4th Circuit panel grants Stein injunction against criminal charges linked to disputed N.C. lawThe 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has granted N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein an injunction that will likely help him avoid criminal prosecution connected to a 2020 campaign ad.
Published: Saturday, August 27th, 2022 @ 11:55 am
By: Carolina Journal
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N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein is asking the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to block a challenged state law against campaign lies. Stein seeks a ruling by Friday.
Published: Thursday, August 18th, 2022 @ 1:07 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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