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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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