A Wake County grand jury handed up an indictment Tuesday against North Carolina State Auditor Beth Wood for allegedly using a state vehicle for private purposes.
Published: Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024 @ 11:44 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper's named could be dropped from the list of defendants in a federal lawsuit linked to a 2020 arrest at a COVID protest.
Published: Thursday, December 14th, 2023 @ 6:46 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The city of Raleigh is asking a federal court to drop the city from a High Point woman's lawsuit challenging her arrest during a 2020 COVID policy protest.
Published: Sunday, September 24th, 2023 @ 10:25 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A woman arrested during an April 2020 ReOpenNC COVID shutdown protest is suing the governor, the city of Raleigh, and state and local law enforcement officials. She argues that defendants violated her constitutional rights.
Published: Wednesday, May 31st, 2023 @ 12:35 am
By: Carolina Journal
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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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North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, and Rep. David Willis, R-Union, were involved in a car accident around 9:30 P.M. on Thursday where they were “rammed from behind several times,” according to Demi Dowdy, a spokesperson for Moore.
Published: Wednesday, March 15th, 2023 @ 8:11 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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A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman's candidacy in the 2022 election.
Published: Wednesday, January 18th, 2023 @ 8:57 am
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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N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein says a challenged state election law "threatens to chill speech at the heart of our democratic process." Stein wants federal courts to declare the law unconstitutional.
Published: Tuesday, November 29th, 2022 @ 9:24 pm
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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A new legal brief from Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman's office defends North Carolina's 1931 law against campaign lies.
Published: Friday, October 21st, 2022 @ 9:33 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Sen. Lee, R- New Brunswick, filed a defamation lawsuit against his Democrat opponent Marcia Morgan and her campaign committee.
Published: Sunday, October 9th, 2022 @ 10:08 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 N.C. State Board of Elections is asking a federal court to dismiss a Republican attorney's lawsuit challenging Democratic Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman's re-election bid.
Published: Sunday, September 11th, 2022 @ 12:33 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The Wake County grand jury took the first step, called a "presentment," toward possible indictments connected to a campaign ad from N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein.
Published: Thursday, August 25th, 2022 @ 1:38 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A new court filing from N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein shows his attorneys tried to work behind the scenes with the Wake County district attorney's office in a dispute involving a campaign ad and a disputed state law.
Published: Sunday, August 21st, 2022 @ 1:22 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman urges the 4th U.S. Circuit of Appeals to reject an emergency motion from N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein.
Published: Saturday, August 20th, 2022 @ 2:36 pm
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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U.S. District Judge Catherine Eagles will not block her own ruling against N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein in a lawsuit involving a challenged state law.
Published: Thursday, August 18th, 2022 @ 12:33 am
By: Carolina Journal
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As crime continues to spike throughout the country, the man responsible for instituting a wave of lax prosecutors defends his activism
Published: Saturday, August 13th, 2022 @ 10:06 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein cites newly unveiled evidence while asking a federal judge to block her own order against Stein.
Published: Saturday, August 13th, 2022 @ 9:37 am
By: Carolina Journal
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N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein and related plaintiffs are appealing a ruling against them this week in U.S. District Court.
Published: Thursday, August 11th, 2022 @ 11:57 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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U.S. District Court Judge Catherine Eagles has denied N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein’s attempt to block prosecution against him in connection with a state law against campaign lies.
Published: Wednesday, August 10th, 2022 @ 12:23 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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