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Reforms at the U.S. Supreme Court: Where do Harris and Trump stand?
Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, and former President Donald Trump, the Republican nominee, are giving voters very different answers when it comes to any changes at...
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Republican senators attack Justice Allison Riggs over her public support for...
Judge Jefferson Griffin and Justice Allison Riggs are vying this November for a seat on the NC Supreme Court. (Courtesy photos)Three Republican state senators have accused Supreme Court Justice Allison...
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Timeshare firm denies allegations in North Carolina AG’s lawsuit targeting...
The North Carolina Attorney General's office is suing a firm it accuses of unlawful robocalling. (Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)Last week, North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein announced that...
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Missouri AG in abortion pill lawsuit argues fewer teen pregnancies hurt state...
Attorneys general from Idaho, Kansas and Missouri wrote in a 32-page brief that allowing the mailing of mifepristone “encouraged and enabled private parties to evade the states’ laws” (Photo: Anna...
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Superior Court panel hears arguments on whether long-running NAACP lawsuit...
The Wake County Justice Center (File photo)For six years, a challenge to constitutional amendments passed and sent on to voters by the North Carolina General Assembly in 2018 has trundled back and...
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HUD and NCCU School of Law partner to create new generation of ‘fair housing...
NCCU School of Law Dean Patricia Timmons-Goodson (left) and HUD Acting Secretary Adrianne Todman (right) display a memorandum of understanding between NCCU and HUD. (Photo: Greg Childress)N.C. Central...
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Federal Fourth Circuit panel hears appeal in NC voter purge case
Absentee ballots are prepared to be mailed at the Wake County Board of Elections. More than 2.8 million North Carolinians have already voted in the 2024 election, but lawyers for the Republican...
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NC Board of Elections wins appeal to keep Republican voter purge case in...
The Lewis F. Powell Jr. federal courthouse in Richmond is home to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit. (Photo: Ned Oliver/ Virginia Mercury)This report has been updated. A section of the...
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NC Appeals Court rejects GOP attempt to block some overseas voters
All five living former North Carolina governors have filed a motion in support of Gov. Roy Cooper's court challenge to the legislature's attempt to overhaul how state and county election boards are...
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Former NC governors file motion in case challenging legislature’s overhaul of...
The North Carolina Court of Appeals (Photo: nccourts.gov)North Carolina’s five living former governors filed paperwork Tuesday in the Court of Appeals seeking leave to submit a friend-of-the-court...
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U.S. Justice Department stresses protection of voters’ rights
The U.S. Justice Department Wednesday underlined its efforts to protect voters’ access to the ballot box as early voting continues in advance of Election Day. A conservative group in North Carolina...
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Justice Department antitrust division looking at health care conglomerates,...
The US Department of Justice building in Washington, DC. (Photo: Tierney L. Cross/Getty Images)Huge health conglomerates have another reason to worry that their business model might be disrupted. On a...
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Human, civil rights call on NC officials to ease prison overcrowding
North Carolina human and civil rights groups are demanding that state officials take action to ease prison overcrowding worsened by Hurricane Helene. (Image: Adobe Stock)A coalition of eight North...
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Where do Harris and Trump stand on 10 major policy issues?
Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and Republican nominee Donald Trump have widely differing positions on many policy issues. (Getty Images) WASHINGTON — As Tuesday’s presidential election...
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Democrat Jeff Jackson tops Republican Dan Bishop in race for attorney general
Democrat U.S. Rep. Jeff Jackson and Republican U.S. Rep. Dan Bishop. (Photos: house.gov)Democrat Jeff Jackson will be North Carolina’s next attorney general after defeating Republican Dan Bishop. The...
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Republicans sweep North Carolina Court of Appeals contests
The North Carolina Court of Appeals (Photo: nccourts.gov)North Carolina voters have filled three of the 15 seats on the Court of Appeals — the state’s second highest court. Republicans, who held an...
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GOP challenger Jeferson Griffin leads by small margin in state Supreme Court...
Judge Jefferson Griffin and Justice Allison Riggs (Courtesy photos)Republican Court of Appeals Judge Jefferson Griffin leads incumbent Democrat Allison Riggs by a razor-thin margin in the contest to...
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NC Supreme Court race could be headed to a recount. Experts say not to expect...
Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs (pictured right) talks with supporters ahead of the General Election. (Photo by Greg Childress) With Associate Justice Allison Riggs trailing Judge Jefferson Griffin...
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Federal judge rejects Biden policy shielding immigrant spouses, children from...
People demonstrate and call out words of encouragement to detainees held inside the Metropolitan Detention Center after marching to decry Trump administration immigration and refugee policies on June...
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U.S. Supreme Court rejects former Rep. Mark Meadows’ bid to move election...
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected the motion of former North Carolina congressman and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows to have his Georgia state court criminal prosecution for allegedly...
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