Judicial and legal news
A federal lawsuit filed in 2023 against North Carolina’s eCourts vendor has been settled, according to online court records. The post Settlement reached in federal suit against NC eCourts vendor appeared first on Carolina Journal.
N.C. Board of Elections Director Sam Hayes said the board will serve all voters regardless of party. His statement came after a state appellate judge wrote a blistering assessment of election administration after it shifted to Republican control. This week, the state Appeals Court in a 2-1 decision okayed a 2024 law that stripped Democratic […]
A federal jury in Virginia convicted Mohammad Sharifullah in April of providing material support to the IS affiliate known as ISIS-K.
Kyl shaped landmark water policy and guided the confirmation of Trump-nominated U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, both as a lobbyist and a senator.
A Winston-Salem man faces multiple felony charges after police say he shot into a car with a child and two adults inside.
Two people are facing charges in connection with a pack of dogs attacking multiple people last month.
The state is appealing a trial judge’s recent ruling that North Carolina government has failed to meet its constitutional obligation to maintain state fisheries. The post State appeals judge’s ruling on failure to maintain NC fisheries appeared first on Carolina Journal.
Lee and his supporters have made a final bid to spare him, noting the jury in his case had made a recommendation of life imprisonment, which the judge overrode.
A Charlotte man will spend the rest of his life behind bars for a 2020 shooting that killed a couple.
The Wake County school board is asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit from a former principal who claims politics played a role in his suspension and resignation in 2024. The post Wake school board asks federal judge to dismiss Lassiter lawsuit appeared first on Carolina Journal.
A 22-year-old Fort Mill man has been charged for an accident that killed a female in late February.
The North Carolina Court of Appeals is sending a dispute between two state agencies over coastal rules back to a trial judge. The decision Wednesday offered partial victories to both the Coastal Resources Commission and Rules Review Commission. The post Appeals Court offers mixed ruling to NC agencies in coastal rules battle appeared first on Carolina Journal.
By Taylor Knopf Key takeaways: North Carolina is asking a federal court to end 14 years of oversight over how the state cares for — and houses — people with severe mental illness. The request comes just months after the Trump administration rolled back federal guidance on a decades-old landmark legal decision that North Carolina’s […] The post NC wants out of mental health settlement as federal disability protections weaken appeared first on North Carolina Health News.
The Trump administration will comply with the U.S. Supreme Court’s order this week blocking new restrictions on mail voting for this year’s elections, but President Donald Trump was right to attack the ruling, U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche said during a wide-ranging White House press conference Tuesday. Concerns about the dangers of artificial intelligence are […]
A federal judge on Monday ended nearly 14 years of court oversight of North Carolina’s program to help people with serious mental illness move from institutional settings into community housing. U.S. District Judge James C. Dever III approved a request from North Carolina and the U.S. Justice Department to end the 2012 settlement. The program, […]
In a 7-2 vote on Monday, the Supreme Court upheld a federal judge’s decision to block changes that would limit mail-in voting. The post Supreme Court blocks Trump mail-in voting restrictions appeared first on Carolina Journal.
A Paris court has awarded Kim Kardashian 1 euro in compensation for an armed robbery she experienced in 2016. The court found eight people guilty last year for their roles in the robbery, which Kardashian described as “the most terrifying experience of my life.”
Former FBI Director James Comey is asking a federal judge to delay his scheduled arraignment in North Carolina on charges that he threatened President Donald Trump with a social media post. The post Comey seeks to delay NC arraignment to January with February trial appeared first on Carolina Journal.
Investigators found Duke medical school used race in admissions, disadvantaging white and Asian applicants despite a 2023 Supreme Court ruling. The post Federal probe finds discrimination in Duke medical school admissions appeared first on Carolina Journal.
The Cabarrus County school board is seeking dismissal of a federal lawsuit challenging a high school’s decision to allow biological male students to use female restrooms. The post Cabarrus school board seeks dismissal of federal restroom suit appeared first on Carolina Journal.