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A federal judge has officially ended the legal dispute between North Carolina's attorney general and Wake County's district attorney. The two officials, both Democrats, were battling in court over potential enforcement of a 1931 state criminal libel law.
Published: Saturday, May 27th, 2023 @ 2:59 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The legal battle between N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein and Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman has ended. Both agree Stein's lawsuit against a 1931 N.C. criminal libel law is moot.
Published: Monday, May 8th, 2023 @ 11:55 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman has filed paperwork in U.S. District Court opposing N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein's motion for summary judgment in their legal dispute.
Published: Sunday, April 30th, 2023 @ 8:19 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman is asking a federal court to dismiss N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein's lawsuit challenging a state criminal libel law. Freeman says the case is moot.
Published: Sunday, April 16th, 2023 @ 4:22 am
By: Carolina Journal
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N.C. Attorney General is asking a federal court to declare North Carolina's 1931 criminal libel law unconstitutional.
Published: Tuesday, March 21st, 2023 @ 7:37 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman has closed an investigation into possible criminal libel charges against N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein.
Published: Friday, February 24th, 2023 @ 8:24 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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Former N.C. Supreme Court Chief Justice Jim Exum could mediate a legal dispute between state Attorney General Josh Stein and Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman.
Published: Sunday, February 12th, 2023 @ 1:34 am
By: Carolina Journal
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N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein's challenge against a state criminal libel law from the 1930s could extend into the summer or beyond. New court paperwork sets out tentative dates for further legal action.
Published: Monday, January 30th, 2023 @ 5:22 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Federal Appeals Court judges raised questions about a state criminal libel law that could be used against N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein.
Published: Friday, December 30th, 2022 @ 5:33 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein's lawyer argues that a recent U.S. appellate ruling from New Hampshire should have no impact on Stein's challenge of a state criminal libel law.
Published: Thursday, December 15th, 2022 @ 10:14 am
By: Carolina Journal
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An attorney who has argued more than 100 times before the U.S. Supreme Court will represent N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein in his ongoing fight against a state criminal libel law.
Published: Wednesday, November 23rd, 2022 @ 10:40 pm
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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The Duke First Amendment Clinic is supporting N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein in his effort to have federal courts throw out a state criminal libel law.
Published: Friday, October 7th, 2022 @ 2:03 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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The legal team representing former Covington Catholic High School student Nick Sandmann, now-20, will file an appeal after they had libel lawsuits against five news organizations thrown out in court this week.
Published: Monday, August 8th, 2022 @ 8:33 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Speaking at an Austin Democratic Socialists of America event held in Texas on Sunday, hard-left Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) implied, as caught on video, that Israel kept Palestinian children in cages
Published: Sunday, March 27th, 2022 @ 8:22 am
By: Daily Wire
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On Wednesday, the judge in former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s libel trial against The New York Times admitted that the jury discovered on Monday during deliberations that he intended to dismiss the case.
Published: Thursday, February 17th, 2022 @ 3:18 pm
By: Daily Wire
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A judge in Fairfax County Circuit Court has denied a last-ditch attempt by attorneys for actress Amber Heard to get a defamation lawsuit against her thrown out.
Published: Saturday, January 29th, 2022 @ 6:42 pm
By: Daily Wire
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About halfway down page 5 in this morning’s News & Observer, we learn that the newspaper has settled a decade-old libel dispute.
Published: Thursday, January 28th, 2021 @ 12:09 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The family of 16-year-old Covington Catholic student Nicholas Sandmann has hired a high-powered lawyer who specializes in going after media organizations for libel and slander.
Published: Sunday, February 3rd, 2019 @ 7:25 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Journalists aren't the only ones who should learn a lesson from the Raleigh News & Observer's recent loss in a multimillion-dollar libel case.
Published: Monday, January 21st, 2019 @ 7:51 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Politicians and newsmakers have lately developed a penchant for the words “libel,” “slander,” and “defamation.” Oftentimes these words, salient and distinct, are used carelessly and ignorantly
Published: Saturday, October 20th, 2018 @ 6:38 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Amendment lawyer Bussian suggests case against N&O actually sought to block critical coverage of crime lab's failures.
Published: Sunday, October 16th, 2016 @ 3:50 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Former SBI agent claims reports on crime lab were malicious, ruined her career.
Published: Friday, August 12th, 2016 @ 12:24 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A defamation lawsuit filed 13 years ago by Gene Boyce and three other Raleigh attorneys against Attorney General Roy Cooper, his 2000 campaign committee, and campaign worker Julia White finally is scheduled for a jury trial in April. On Friday, Superior Court Judge W. Osmond Smith III, who was...
Published: Monday, December 9th, 2013 @ 9:26 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A defamation lawsuit filed by four Raleigh attorneys against Attorney General Roy Cooper and his 2000 campaign committee finally may go to trial in December. The plaintiffs allege that Cooper and his committee ran a political ad that was defamatory and constituted an unfair and deceptive trade...
Published: Wednesday, November 6th, 2013 @ 12:19 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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His administration is known for bringing more control to the colony. Sixty-one laws were passed, including provisions punishing libel against public officials and participants in riots.
Published: Friday, December 28th, 2012 @ 9:53 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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