State House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, and Senate Leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, joined an amicus brief Thursday filed at the US Supreme Court. Moore, Berger, the Arizona legislature, and attorneys general for 25 other states aim to keep Donald Trump on the presidential election ballot.
Independent journalist Stephen Horn, based in Raleigh, was recently sentenced in connection with the events that transpired at the U.S. Capitol on January 6th. Horn had previously been found guilty in September 2023 on charges of Entering or Remaining in a Restricted Area, Disorderly or Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Area, Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol...
President Joe Biden made a stop in Raleigh Thursday to tout not only how Bidenomics is helping the country succeed on many fronts but also that the White House is investing another $82 million to connect 16,000 additional homes and businesses to high-speed internet in North Carolina.
Lawyers representing North Carolina’s top court administrator defended the new eCourts program in a federal court filing this week. A motion submitted Tuesday asks a judge to dismiss a lawsuit challenging eCourts’ implementation.
A federal judge has asked parties in a lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s abortion pill restrictions to submit new briefs by Feb. 5. After that date, the judge could issue a final decision without sending the case to trial.
A federal judge has set a Jan. 22 deadline for North Carolina’s legislative leaders and the state elections board to respond to the latest court filings in a dispute targeting the new state Senate election map. That means the judge will issue no decision this week on an injunction blocking the map.
State Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls is dropping her federal lawsuit against the North Carolina Judicial Standards Commission. Earls indicated Wednesday the commission had dismissed a complaint against her that could have led to discipline from her colleagues.
A federal Appeals Court granted plaintiffs' request Tuesday to return a redistricting lawsuit to a Raleigh-based federal judge. Without action from appellate judges, the case challenging North Carolina’s new state Senate election map would have remained officially with appellate judges until late January.
The entire 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals will hear a case in the coming months dealing with government bans on guns with no serial numbers. North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein signed a 2022 brief supporting the federal government in the case.
Top legislative leaders are asking a federal judge to dismiss two lawsuits challenging portions of North Carolina’s new election law. Plaintiffs in one case are working with high-profile Democratic operative Marc Elias’ law firm. The Democratic National Committee and state Democratic Party filed the second suit.
Top legislative leaders are asking a federal Appeals Court not to speed up the timetable for issuing its mandate in a case involving the new state Senate election map. A federal judge in Raleigh cannot act in the case without the appellate mandate.
