The US Supreme Court will not take up a case involving a challenge to North Carolina’s so-called “ag-gag” law. That means an appellate court decision will stand banning that law’s application to “newsgathering” operations by animal rights activists.
Opponents of North Carolina’s new voter identification law have asked a federal judge to schedule a February trial in their case. Legislative leaders and the State Board of Elections oppose the request.
A federal court order Tuesday bars the University of North Carolina from releasing information that could reveal the name of an expelled student who is suing the school. The student claims UNC botched a sexual assault investigation against him.
On the same day that state lawmakers voted to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of a new elections law, critics filed two federal lawsuits to block portions of the law from taking effect. The Democratic National Committee and state Democratic Party filed one challenge Tuesday afternoon. Plaintiffs working with Democratic elections lawyer Marc Elias’ law firm filed a separate complaint about one piece of the law.
Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, led the debate as the NC House voted unanimously Tuesday for House Resolution 897. It urges Congress to support Israel in response to unprovoked attacks from terrorist group Hamas. However, a group of 12 House Democrats walked out of the chamber rather than vote on the resolution. It passed, 104-0. The...
The US Supreme Court has decided not to take a COVID-related shutdown case filed by Virginia owners of a Dare County beach house. The owners had challenged Dare County’s actions in 2020 as an unconstitutional taking of private property.
A federal court hearing scheduled Tuesday morning in Asheville could help determine whether a former University of North Carolina student can continue to shield his real name while he sues the school. The student identified as Jacob Doe claims UNC Chapel Hill botched a sexual assault investigation before expelling him.
Asheville residents challenging membership requirements for the city’s Human Relations Commission hope to pursue a class-action case. Paperwork filed Friday in federal court seeks to extend the suit to anyone disqualified by race from
The North Carolina Judicial Standards Commission is asking a federal court to dismiss state Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls’ First Amendment lawsuit against the group. Paperwork filed Friday also asks the court to reject Earls’ request for a preliminary injunction.
keep the U.S. Senate in session until all 12 appropriations bills have been debated and passed by the Senate.
Many were surprised to hear President Joe Biden’s announcement Thursday about his administration’s complete turnaround in allowing the resumption of building the border wall in South Texas including Republican North Carolina Sen. Ted Budd. He was even more surprised to learn that the waiver of 26 federal laws the Biden Administration is calling for is very similar with one exception, to legislation that Budd proposed in February.
