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Legal battles escalate over Trump executive order on birthright citizenship
Four nationwide injunctions have been issued in connection with President Donald Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship. (Getty Images)WASHINGTON — The Trump administration Wednesday...
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States warn CFPB shutdown threatens financial consumer safeguards
Photo via Consumer Financial Protection Bureau /FlickrNearly two dozen states and the District of Columbia are asking a federal judge to issue an injunction blocking the Trump administration from...
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NC Supreme Court rejects requests to have GOP Judge Griffin’s case skip...
Judge Jefferson Griffin and Justice Allison Riggs (Courtesy photos)The state Supreme Court has rejected a request to speed up the case Judge Jefferson Griffin brought against the state Board of...
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Federal judge maintains temporary block on Trump freeze of grants and loans
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House on Feb. 3, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — A federal judge will decide in...
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Democratic AGs win preliminary injunction against DOGE access to Treasury...
Elon Musk arrives for the inauguration of President Donald Trump in the U.S. Capitol rotunda on Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kenny Holston-Pool/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — In a suit...
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Judge limits ICE raids in places of worship involved in suit against Trump...
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service Processing Center in El Centro, Calif. (Stock photo by Matt Gush/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Maryland on Monday partly granted a...
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Judge temporarily blocks DOGE access to Department of Education, personnel...
Demonstrators outside the U.S. Senate buildings on Capitol Hill protest billionaire Elon Musk's dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development on Feb. 5, 2025. (Photo by Ashley...
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Judge rejects AP request for emergency order in suit over access to Trump...
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron in the East Room at the White House on Feb. 24, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Macron was...
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A one-month status update on Trump’s executive orders
President Donald Trump holds up an executive order after signing it during an indoor inauguration parade at the Capital One Arena on Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty...
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NC Senate committee approves “Border Protection Act” targeting unauthorized...
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service Processing Center in El Centro, Calif. (Stock photo by Matt Gush/Getty Images)A North Carolina Senate committee advanced a bill Wednesday that would...
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NC Senate committee advances bill blocking Jeff Jackson’s power to challenge...
Attorney General Jeff Jackson said he joined a legal challenge to the federal funding freeze out of concern for “widespread and immediate damage” to North Carolinians. (Photo: Brandon Kingdollar/NC...
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Judge temporarily blocks Trump’s firing of key government watchdog
Protesters rally outside of the Theodore Roosevelt Federal Building headquarters of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management on Feb. 5, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty...
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NC Senate bills to limit AG’s powers, ban phones in schools, and mandate ICE...
The North Carolina Legislative Building (Photo: Clayton Henkel) The North Carolina Senate is set to consider bills limiting Attorney General Jeff Jackson’s powers, requiring cellphone limitation...
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ICE awards $1B contract to private prison firm for major immigrant detention...
President Donald Trump delivers remarks before signing the Laken Riley Act, the first piece of legislation passed during his second term in office, in the East Room of the White House on Jan. 29, 2025,...
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State Department axed contracts for refugee services despite court order,...
President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — Faith groups involved in...
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U.S. Supreme Court sides against Trump in legal fight over $2B in frozen...
The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 9, 2024. (Photo by Jane Norman/States Newsroom)WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the Trump administration to continue payments on $2 billion in...
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Wives of NC men detained by ICE speak out against ‘Border Protection Act’
Families of North Carolinian men detained by ICE visit the state Legislative Building on March 5, 2025. (Christine Zhu/NC Newsline)Women living in Winston-Salem whose husbands were detained by U.S....
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NC Senate moves ahead with bill limiting AG Jackson, latest Helene relief...
The North Carolina Legislative Building (Photo: Clayton Henkel) Attorney General Jeff Jackson said he joined a legal challenge to the federal funding freeze out of concern for “widespread and immediate...
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Trump administration’s ‘irreparable’ cut in NIH research funds blocked by judge
An NIH Pediatric Oncology Branch researcher's lab jacket, embroidered with the NIH logo with blue chevron detail. The POB is dedicated to improving outcomes for children and young adults with cancer...
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More than 20 government facilities in North Carolina on the chopping block...
The Veach-Baley Federal complex in Asheville has appeared on a list of government facilities slated for sale or closure. (Photo: National Centers for Environmental Information)As the so-called...
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Federal workers protest DOGE cuts in Raleigh as Social Security offices get...
Protesters at the Terry Sanford Federal Building in Raleigh on Sunday, March 9, 2025 voiced outrage at attacks on federal workers. (Photo: Brandon Kingdollar/NC Newsline)About 100 protesters, many of...
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NC House panel votes to raise punishments for sending sexual content to...
The North Carolina Legislative Building (Photo: Clayton Henkel) A North Carolina House committee advanced two bills that would increase the punishment for exposing minors to sexually explicit material...
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NC Senate passes bill barring AG Jeff Jackson from challenging Trump’s...
Senate Bill 58 would block Attorney General Jeff Jackson from challenging President Donald Trump’s executive orders. (Photo of NC Department of Justice by Clayton Henkel/NC Newsline) The North Carolina...
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Trump wants Supreme Court to let him mostly carry out birthright citizenship...
The Trump administration Thursday called on the U.S. Supreme Court to take action on three cases from lower courts dealing with the president's executive order ending the constitutional right to...
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The judge who contributed to Judge Griffin’s legal fund won’t hear his...
Democratic incumbent Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs and her Republican challenger, Judge Jefferson Griffin. (Courtesy photos) The state Court of Appeals will hear arguments in Judge Jefferson...
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Attorneys for family of Tyrone Mason demand NC officials release footage of...
Attorneys Ben Crump (left) and Bakari Sellers demanded the release of footage showing Tyrone Mason’s fatal crash, alleging serious police misconduct. (Photo: Brandon Kingdollar/NC Newsline)Prolific...
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Judge demands details from Trump administration over Venezuelans on...
President Donald Trump speaks during an executive order signing in the Oval Office at the White House on Feb. 11, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — A federal...
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Federal appeals court turns down Trump attempt to block rehiring of fired...
Democratic U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland speaks at a rally in support of federal workers outside the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Feb. 19,...
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Legal experts quash Trump argument that Biden pardons signed with Autopen are...
President Joe Biden gives a pen to Bette Marafino, president of the Connecticut chapter of the Alliance for Retired Americans, after he signed the Social Security Fairness Act during an event in the...
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NC Senate committee approves permitless carry of concealed firearms for...
(Photo by Aristide Economopoulos/NJ Monitor)The North Carolina Senate Judiciary Committee voted Tuesday to approve a bill allowing gun owners to carry concealed handguns without obtaining a permit,...
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Family of deceased Fayetteville girl sues mother, grandfather of child who...
Fon Atang Dockery Jr., Jenesis’s father, told reporters said his family has been “changed forever” by a preventable tragedy. (Photo: Brandon Kingdollar/NC Newsline)Nearly two years after eight-year-old...
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Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts pushes back against Trump call to impeach...
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court John Roberts and Justice Elena Kagan attend U.S. President Donald Trump's address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on March 4, 2025, in Washington,...
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Fired fed workers won their jobs back, but many linger in ‘administrative...
Democratic U.S. Rep. Glenn Ivey of Maryland speaks at a rally in support of federal workers outside the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025....
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Stein unveils his budget request: Teacher and police raises, child care and...
North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein speaks to reporters as he unveils his two-year budget proposal in Raleigh on March 19, 2025. (Photo: Galen Bacharier/NC Newsline)Gov. Josh Stein outlined his request for...
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Appeals court to hear Judge Griffin’s request Friday to throw out votes in...
Democratic incumbent Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs and her Republican challenger, Judge Jefferson Griffin. (Courtesy photos) Three judges on the state Court of Appeals will hear arguments on...
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North Carolina Senate passes bill allowing permitless carry of concealed...
(Photo by Aristide Economopoulos/NJ Monitor)The North Carolina Senate approved a bill Thursday authorizing gun owners to carry handguns without a permit, moving the legislation to the House. Lawmakers...
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Venezuelans deported to brutal El Salvador prison weren’t gang members,...
President of El Salvador Nayib Bukele said hundreds of Venezuelan migrants deported from the U.S. to a prison in his country under the Alien Enemies Act would perform hard labor for up to a year,...
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Appeals Court considers whether votes in NC Supreme Court race should be...
Three NC Appeals Court judges, Tobias Hampson (D), John Tyson (R), and Fred Gore (R), hear arguments in GOP Judge Jefferson Griffin's attempt to throw out more than 60,000 votes. (Screenshot from Court...
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U.S. Supreme Court in 7-2 ruling upholds Biden administration regulation on...
The U.S. Supreme Court, as seen on Oct. 9, 2024. (Photo: Jane Norman/States Newsroom)This report was updated at 2:30 p.m. EDT. WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday overwhelmingly upheld a...
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Democratic attorneys general face off with Trump administration over rehiring...
Samriddhi Patankar, a 19-year-old undergrad at George Washington University and the daughter of two researchers, attended a rally in support of federal workers outside the U.S. Department of Health and...
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Trump administration turned down for now in use of Alien Enemies Act for...
White House Border Czar Tom Homan talks with reporters on the driveway outside the West Wing on March 17, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — The Trump...
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North Carolina Senate proposal again seeks to bar transgender people from...
A demonstrator holds a sign reading "Trans Kids Belong" at a March 2024 rally outside the North Carolina Legislative Building. Republican state senators have introduced a bill in 2025 that would enact...
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Trump asks U.S. Supreme Court to restore blocked deportation plan
The U.S. Supreme Court building. (Photo by Ariana Figueroa/States Newsroom)WASHINGTON — The Trump administration submitted an emergency appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday in an effort to resume...
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GOP judge’s voter challenge is a reflection of his past embrace of...
Republican state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin continues to pursue litigation in hopes of overturning the results of the November election he lost to incumbent Justice Allison Riggs. (File...
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Planned Parenthood Medicaid funding case before the Supreme Court could limit...
A volunteer clinic escort holds a sign outside a Planned Parenthood clinic in Columbia, South Carolina, on Friday, March 28. (Photo by Skylar Laird/SC Daily Gazette)U.S. Supreme Court justices will...
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Federal judge pauses Trump DHS effort to strip protections for Venezuelans
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem delivers remarks to staff at DHS headquarters in Washington on Jan. 28, 2025. (Photo by Manuel Balce Ceneta-Pool/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — A federal judge...
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Bill to allow expedited removal of occupants from residential property moves...
The North Carolina Legislative Building as it appeared on March 14, 2025. (Photo: Brandon Kingdollar/NC Newsline)The North Carolina House Rules Committee advanced a bill Tuesday that would permit the...
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NC House panel approves bill to allow handguns at private schools
(Photo by Aristide Economopoulos/NJ Monitor)The North Carolina House Judiciary 2 Committee approved a bill Tuesday that would allow individuals to carry handguns at private schools, the latest in a...
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Appeals court rules in favor of GOP Supreme Court candidate Griffin’s...
Democratic incumbent Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs and her Republican challenger, Judge Jefferson Griffin. (Courtesy photos) Two Republican state Appeals Court judges on a three-judge panel...
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North Carolina House passes expedited squatter removal bill despite due...
The N.C. House of Representatives (Photo: Christine Zhu/NC Newsline)The North Carolina House of Representatives passed a bill allowing for alleged squatters to be removed from private property without...
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