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A new set of laws are set to take effect Tuesday, Aug. 1, in North Carolina. Among them is S.B. 626, Modify Human Trafficking and Rioting Laws, which includes a provision that allows more human-trafficking victims to collect compensation under the Crime Victims Compensation Act.
Published: Wednesday, October 25th, 2023 @ 3:55 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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District Attorney Scott Thomas, who served more than six years in the General Assembly as a Democrat in first the House and the Senate from 1999-2006, has left the Democrat party and become a Republican.
Published: Monday, October 25th, 2021 @ 4:52 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Liberal activist the Rev. William Barber is loudly calling for a special prosecutor to take over the case of Andrew Brown
Published: Wednesday, May 19th, 2021 @ 6:41 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Bipartisan bill seeks to help clean up roadways and prevent littering
Published: Sunday, May 2nd, 2021 @ 12:36 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Roy Cooper today announced two judicial appointments, one to the North Carolina Superior Court and one to the North Carolina District Court.
Published: Tuesday, January 12th, 2021 @ 12:38 am
By: Governor's Office
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If passed, North Carolina’s hotly contested hemp law will probably end up in court, says the state legislator leading efforts to ban the plant’s smokable flower.
Published: Wednesday, August 21st, 2019 @ 3:10 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Senate Bill 584, Criminal Law Reform, is another attempt to clean up North Carolina’s mishmash of criminal laws. Picking through the disarray is proving a slow process for lawmakers.
Published: Tuesday, July 23rd, 2019 @ 8:14 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The Physical Safety and Security working group — a subset of the House Select Committee on Safer Schools — met briefly Wednesday, May 2 to approve recommendations on improving school security
Published: Saturday, May 5th, 2018 @ 12:00 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Panelists at a Juvenile Justice Workshop say school resource officers are valuable in protecting students and faculty, but more rigorous and realistic training is needed
Published: Sunday, April 29th, 2018 @ 6:11 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Roy Cooper today named District Attorney Robert A. Evans of the Seventh Judicial District as the new chairman of the Governor's Crime Commission
Published: Monday, March 6th, 2017 @ 7:38 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Audio from a recent meeting between Roy Cooper and the North Carolina Fraternal Order of Police reveals Roy Cooper told the police group that he supports North Carolina's new body camera legislation...
Published: Wednesday, September 28th, 2016 @ 2:31 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Governor Pat McCrory has selected Beth Freshwater Smith of Wilson to fill a vacant district court seat in the 7th District (Nash, Edgecombe and Wilson counties). The vacancy was created by the resignation of Judge William G. Stewart. Smith will serve the remainder of Judge Stewart's term, which...
Published: Sunday, April 24th, 2016 @ 1:45 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Giving a prisoner a cell phone is now a felony under legislation signed into law today by Governor Pat McCrory.
Published: Friday, September 19th, 2014 @ 11:52 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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Voters in November will be able to decide on a proposed constitutional amendment giving North Carolinians charged with a felony the option of waiving a jury trial and allowing a Superior Court judge to render a verdict.
Published: Monday, August 11th, 2014 @ 1:07 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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State officials hope to save $2 million a year in indigent legal services by reclassifying some crimes to either low-level misdemeanors or infractions.
Published: Wednesday, September 11th, 2013 @ 1:20 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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HB 725 Young Offenders Rehabilitation Act - better known as the "Raise the Age" bill stalled in the Long Session this year.
Published: Friday, August 2nd, 2013 @ 4:21 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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The North Carolina Conference of District Attorneys has picked up the ball and started running with it. The group has shared its concerns in writing with Governor Pat McCrory.
Published: Saturday, June 29th, 2013 @ 12:59 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Imagine that one of your loved ones had been murdered and your family had undergone the long ordeal of watching a trial.
Published: Friday, June 28th, 2013 @ 10:12 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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The death penalty is always a hot topic in any discussion, but is HB 722 another back-door attempt to do away with the death penalty without addressing the issue itself?
Published: Tuesday, May 21st, 2013 @ 8:28 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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North Carolina has a public (meaning taxpayer-financed) campaign financing system for appellate court judges and three Council of State positions: Auditor, Commissioner of Insurance, and Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Published: Friday, November 2nd, 2012 @ 12:07 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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