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The State Board of Elections on Tuesday unanimously approved a plan to attempt to collect missing identification numbers for voters lacking them on the state’s voter rolls.
Published: Wednesday, June 25th, 2025 @ 7:12 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The North Carolina Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in the case of an Alamance County racetrack that was forced to shut down during the pandemic.
Published: Friday, March 29th, 2024 @ 4:41 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Raleigh, N.C. — Voters across North Carolina soon will learn the candidates who will vie for their votes in 2024.
Published: Monday, November 20th, 2023 @ 11:15 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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A unanimous N.C. Court of Appeals panel has ruled a video game called Ocean Fish King falls under the state's ban against video sweepstakes.
Published: Thursday, October 26th, 2023 @ 8:26 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Two groups representing private schools back Charlotte Latin at the N.C. Court of Appeals in the school's dispute with parents of two expelled students.
Published: Sunday, October 22nd, 2023 @ 10:24 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Court of Appeals has denied Gov. Roy Cooper's request for a temporary stay in a Forsyth County video sweepstakes lawsuit.
Published: Thursday, October 19th, 2023 @ 11:29 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A Guilford County mother is asking the N.C. Court of Appeals to revive her lawsuit against the Guilford school board and Old North State Medical Society. She blames the defendants for the forced COVID vaccination of her teenage son.
Published: Wednesday, October 18th, 2023 @ 10:17 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper and top state law enforcement officials urge the N.C. Court of Appeals to block a Forsyth County judge's ruling in a video sweepstakes case.
Published: Tuesday, October 17th, 2023 @ 7:00 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Plaintiffs in a Forsyth County video sweepstakes lawsuit urge the N.C. Court of Appeals to reject a request from Gov. Roy Cooper and state law enforcement leaders.
Published: Monday, October 16th, 2023 @ 7:00 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Raleigh is asking the N.C. Court of Appeals to reject a lawsuit from 37 police officers. The police argue that they are owed back "stand-by pay" for work prior to 2018.
Published: Thursday, October 12th, 2023 @ 2:39 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Sixteen private schools in Durham and Cumberland counties want a three-judge panel to resolve their concerns about a recently dismissed lawsuit involving Opportunity Scholarships.
Published: Thursday, October 5th, 2023 @ 1:47 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A split 2-1 N.C. Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that Orange County might have to refund some school impact fees. A trial judge will have to determine whether fees charged for school buses and consultants' costs will lead to refunds.
Published: Monday, September 25th, 2023 @ 12:51 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Court of Appeals has upheld Winston-Salem State University's 2019 firing of head football coach Kienus Boulware. Boulware had argued that the university failed to follow proper procedures in dismissing him.
Published: Friday, September 22nd, 2023 @ 4:04 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Government retirees object to a proposed "writ of prohibition" from the N.C. Supreme Court that would stop them from pursuing a class-action lawsuit. The retirees want the state to restore premium-free health benefits they enjoyed before a change in state law in 2011.
Published: Saturday, September 16th, 2023 @ 3:40 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The University of North Carolina System has presented its latest arguments against a lawsuit seeking refunds for fees paid during COVID-related shutdowns at the system's two flagship campuses.
Published: Tuesday, August 29th, 2023 @ 6:06 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A group that provides education and training standards for N.C. sheriffs is challenging the recertification of a fired state trooper. The group is asking the N.C. Supreme Court to take its case.
Published: Thursday, August 17th, 2023 @ 7:44 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Supreme Court has denied a request to take up a case involving legal challenges to government agency decisions.
Published: Wednesday, August 16th, 2023 @ 6:00 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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State Health and Human Services Secretary Kody Kinsley is responding to Ace Speedway's latest legal arguments against a forced 2020 shutdown. Kinsley filed his latest brief Monday with the N.C. Supreme Court.
Published: Tuesday, August 15th, 2023 @ 2:06 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Appeals Court has affirmed a trial judge's ruling against former top N.C. political donor Greg Lindberg in a case involving insurance companies he purchased in 2014.
Published: Sunday, August 13th, 2023 @ 7:48 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A split 2-1 N.C. Court of Appeals decision confirms that Patricia Chastian can not serve as elected Superior Court clerk in Franklin County.
Published: Sunday, August 13th, 2023 @ 12:25 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Supreme Court's two most senior justices squared off in a case involving a felon convicted of illegal gun possession.
Published: Monday, August 7th, 2023 @ 6:36 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Just three of seven N.C. Supreme Court justices voted last year to overturn a 90-year precedent involving nurses' protection from legal liability. The absence of a clear four-vote majority is prompting new legal action.
Published: Monday, August 7th, 2023 @ 12:24 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Lawyers representing the state government health and retirement plans and Treasurer Dale Folwell seek a rare "writ of prohibition" from the N.C. Supreme Court. The writ would block a 2022 ruling linked to government retirees' health benefits.
Published: Thursday, August 3rd, 2023 @ 4:22 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Greenville and the Pitt County school board defended the city's red-light camera enforcement program in court filings Wednesday at the N.C. Supreme Court.
Published: Thursday, July 27th, 2023 @ 8:32 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Defendants linked to former Gov. Pat McCrory's 2016 campaign asked the N.C. Supreme Court to throw out a defamation lawsuit from McCrory critics.
Published: Tuesday, July 25th, 2023 @ 5:51 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Roanoke Rapids and Halifax County have taken their dispute over 911 call center funding to the N.C. Court of Appeals.
Published: Tuesday, July 25th, 2023 @ 4:59 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Court of Appeals has rejected the case of a fired UNC Chapel Hill professor who has challenged his dismissal since 2018.
Published: Monday, July 24th, 2023 @ 11:14 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Court of Appeals has affirmed a decision allowing a fired state trooper to get his job back. Judges agreed that the State Highway Patrol lacked "just cause" to fire Trooper Joe Locklear.
Published: Monday, July 24th, 2023 @ 7:41 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Two students seeking refunds from the University of North Carolina System's flagship schools for fees paid during campus shutdowns restated their arguments Monday for the state's highest court.
Published: Sunday, July 23rd, 2023 @ 7:41 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Attorneys with both the ACLU and Institute for Justice have filed briefs supporting Ace Speedway in its legal fight with North Carolina's top health official.
Published: Friday, July 21st, 2023 @ 12:58 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A fired Winston-Salem State University professor focuses on "administrative deference" in his latest plea to the N.C. Supreme Court.
Published: Monday, July 17th, 2023 @ 7:16 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A split N.C. Court of Appeals panel is blocking an order that would have forced the N.C. Department of Transportation to change vendors for a state electronic lien and titling system.
Published: Saturday, July 8th, 2023 @ 2:27 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The University of North Carolina System is asking the state's highest court to reject a petition from students and parents seeking refunds related to COVID-19 shutdowns.
Published: Thursday, June 29th, 2023 @ 1:29 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Farm Bureau Federation has filed a new document detailing the "sue-and-settle" scheme it believes has influenced disputed state animal waste rules.
Published: Tuesday, June 27th, 2023 @ 9:17 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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