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Stein calls for new investments to target sexual assault, fentanyl crimes
Attorney General Josh Stein (Photo: Ahmed Jallow)After announcing last month that North Carolina had eliminated what had been the largest backlog of rape kits in the country, Attorney General Stein...
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Voters wrongly accused of fraud cannot sue for defamation, NC court says
NC Supreme Court (File photo)Individuals and law firms making false claims of fraudulent voting cannot be sued for defamation, the NC Supreme Court ruled Thursday. The state Supreme Court’s five...
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Doctors urge U.S. Supreme Court to include abortion as stabilizing care under...
Protesters gather outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, while justices hear oral arguments about whether federal law protects emergency abortion care. (Sofia Resnick/States...
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These U.S. Supreme Court cases could affect abortion access nationwide
Experts have said that mifepristone, part of a two-drug regimen, has a record of safety and efficacy in more than two decades of use. (Chris Coduto/Getty Images for UltraViolet). How much access should...
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The jury now will decide Trump’s fate in hush money trial, after lengthy...
Former U.S. Capitol Police officers Michael Fanone and Harry Dunn, who were overwhelmed by the mob at the Capitol on Jan. 6, are interviewed during former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial in...
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Pill press molds used to produce illicit fentanyl targeted in legislation in...
Bags of heroin, some laced with fentanyl, on display before a press conference at the office of the New York Attorney General. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)WASHINGTON – Bipartisan legislation...
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Trump found guilty on 34 felony counts in NY hush money trial
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 30: Former U.S. President Donald Trump walks to speak to the media after being found guilty following his hush money trial at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 30, 2024 in New...
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North Carolina Republicans rush to defend Trump following guilty verdict on...
Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, Donald Trump, and candidate Hal Weatherman pose for a photo over the Memorial Day weekend. (Photo: @HalWeathermanNC account on X.com) Hours after a New York jury found Donald...
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An angry Trump pledges to appeal ‘this scam’ conviction as Republicans vow...
Former President Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for president in 2024, speaks during a press conference at Trump Tower on May 31, 2024 in New York City. Trump was found guilty on all...
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Greater focus on crime sparks another wave of juvenile justice bills
Photo: Getty ImagesFor decades, state legislators and criminal justice advocates have worked to change the juvenile legal system, striving to expand access to rehabilitation and keep young people from...
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Executive order limiting asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border to be signed by Biden
In an aerial view, a Texas National Guard soldier walks past a barrier of shipping containers and razor wire at the U.S.-Mexico border on March 17, 2024 in Eagle Pass, Texas. (Photo by John Moore/Getty...
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North Carolina abortion pill restrictions struck down by federal judge
Abortion-rights supporters rallied outside of the U.S. Supreme Court in March as justices heard arguments about abortion medication. North Carolina regulations that made doctors dispense mifepristone...
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A push to keep NC autopsy reports secret ends — for now
Sen. Danny Britt said the provision to keep autopsy reports secret had been removed from House Bill 250, but it might come back up again. (File photo) Republican senators have dropped immediate plans...
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After federal court hearing, use of toxic algaecide at Lake Mattamuskeet on hold
Lake Mattamuskeet (Photo: Lisa Sorg)Young Kang, an attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice, had not even finished announcing his last name when Judge Terence Boyle cut him off. “Why are you doing...
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Advocates for people experiencing homelessness anxiously await U.S. Supreme...
Homeless rights activists hold a rally outside of the U.S. Supreme Court on April 22, 2024 in Washington, D.C. The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson and Smith...
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Easing federal marijuana rules: There’s still a long way to go
In this photo illustration, marijuana joints and buds, also known as ‘flower’, are viewed on May 24, 2024 in Los Angeles. (Photo Illustration by Mario Tama/Getty Images)Nearly three weeks after the...
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Rep. Marcia Morey on efforts to roll back the recently enacted Raise the Age law
Rep. Marcia Morey (Photo: NCGA) In 2019, North Carolina was the last state in the union to modernize its criminal justice system by ending the practice of automatically treating 16 and 17-year-olds...
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Controversial anti-masking, campaign finance bill heads to governor’s desk
North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore (Photo: NCGA video stream) On Tuesday, North Carolina House Republicans voted in favor of a controversial bill that would restrict mask wearing in public, crack...
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Pair of U.S. House Dems add to chorus calling for Alito, Thomas recusals
The U.S. Supreme Court pictured on September 28, 2020. Congressional Democrats have called for ethics reforms for the court in the wake of recent controversies. (Photo by Al Drago/Getty...
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U.S. Supreme Court rejects attempt to limit access to abortion pill
Packages of Mifepristone tablets are displayed at a family planning clinic on April 13, 2023 in Rockville, Maryland. (Photo illustration by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme...
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