Gov. Roy Cooper could be dropped as a defendant in a federal lawsuit challenging an arrest during a 2020 COVID shutdown protest in Raleigh. A court filing Friday proposes removing Cooper’s name and adding unnamed Raleigh police officers to the list of defendants linked to the arrest.
Questions surround Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans that were forgiven, including some in North Carolina, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The North Carolina State Board of Elections and local district attorneys have filed formal objections to speeding up a federal felon voting lawsuit. A judge will decide soon whether to hold a hearing requested by felon voting advocates.
Wake County Sheriff Willie Rowe is asking a federal court to drop him as a defendant in a lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s new eCourts records management system. Rowe’s motion mirrors a similar request last week from the Lee County sheriff.
Congresswoman and House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC5) and Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI) introduced legislation Tuesday that would repeal President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan that would cost taxpayers billions of dollars.
Five people living in or near Asheville have sued the city in federal court for refusing to appoint them to a city advisory board. They argue that the city rejected them for the Human Relations Commission because they are white.
State Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls’ First Amendment lawsuit against a state judicial standards group will proceed in front of a federal judge appointed by former President George W. Bush, not one appointed by former President Barack Obama.
The head of North Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services urges a federal court not to speed up a lawsuit dealing with foster children’s mental health issues. State lawyers filed a motion Friday objecting to a pretrial conference and scheduling order in the case.
A federal judge has set a Thursday deadline for responses to felon voting advocates’ attempt to speed up their lawsuit. The advocates seek an injunction that could affect felons’ ability to vote in this year’s municipal elections.
Lee County Sheriff Brian Estes has asked a federal court to drop him as a defendant in a lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s rollout of a new court records management system. The suit urged a judge to block Estes and Wake County’s sheriff from using the system launched in February.
Supporters of felon voting in North Carolina are urging a federal court to expedite their case. They filed a motion Thursday in US District Court seeking a hearing on their requests for an injunction and summary judgment in the legal dispute.
