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U.S. Supreme Court overturns ban on bump stocks used in Las Vegas mass shooting
A 7.62X39mm round sits next a a 30-round magazine and an AK-47 with a bump stock installed at Good Guys Gun and Range in Orem, Utah, on Feb. 21, 2018. The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday struck down a...
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Anti-abortion groups say Supreme Court’s mifepristone ruling won’t deter them
Mifepristone, FDA-approved for pregnancy termination up to 10 weeks gestation, is used in about 63% of U.S. abortions. (Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images)In the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court’s...
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NC Supreme Court secretly squashed discipline of two GOP judges who violated...
NC Supreme Court (Photo: Clayton Henkel)This report was first published by ProPublica, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this...
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Should NC follow Maryland in pardoning low-level marijuana charges? One...
Marijuana products are seen on display at Apothecarium Dispensary on April 21, 2022 in Maplewood, New Jersey. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s decision to pardon...
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U.S. Supreme Court upholds law that prevents domestic abusers from owning guns
A customer tries out a semi-automatic pistol at The Gun Store on Nov. 14, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court Friday upheld a federal law...
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U.S. Supreme Court will hear challenge to Tennessee’s ban on care for...
Kristen Chapman moved from Tennessee to Virginia so her 15 year-old transgender daughter can continue receiving gender-affirming care. On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court announced it will hear a case...
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Don’t turn back the clock on Raise the Age
The author argues that North Carolina should not roll back its "Raise the Age" law which presumes that 16- and 17-year-olds accused of criminal offenses should be treated as juveniles. (Photo: Getty...
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SCOTUS rejects Missouri lawsuit alleging feds bullied social media into...
A lawsuit filed by attorneys general in Missouri and Louisiana alleged the federal government pressured social media companies to target conservative speech across a range of topics, from the efficacy...
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Delayed Supreme Court ruling makes Trump trial on 2020 charges unlikely...
Former President Donald Trump appears in court during his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 20, 2024, in New York City. Trump was convicted on 34...
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Republican-led NC House overrides three gubernatorial vetoes
NC House chamber (Photo: Clayton Henkel)Republicans in the North Carolina House made short work of three of Governor Roy Cooper’s vetoes on Wednesday during a marathon session. The first veto to fall...
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NC legislature passes laws on masks, protests, and campaign money over the...
State Senate Democratic Whip Jay Chaudhuri of Wake County addresses the news media along with several Democratic colleagues in front of the state Legislative Building after they staged a June 6th...
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U.S. Supreme Court sides with Oregon city, allows ban on homeless people...
The U.S. Supreme Court said in a 6-3 decision on Friday, June 28, 2024, that the enforcement of local laws that regulate camping on public property, including by people without homes, does not...
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U.S. Supreme Court flips precedent that empowered federal agencies
The U.S. Supreme Court, pictured, issued a decision on a case dealing with a legal precedent that gave federal agencies broad discretion to use their judgment to resolve any ambiguity Congress left in...
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In coastal North Carolina, a legal fight over wetlands protections
A wetland in the Croatan National Forest in eastern North Carolina. Wetlands help offset the damaging effects of climate change. Credit: Lisa Sorg/Inside Climate NewsA U.S. district court judge has...
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Presidential immunity extends to some official acts, Supreme Court rules in...
Former U.S President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he leaves court for the day at Manhattan Criminal Court on April 18, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Brendan McDermid-Pool/Getty...
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‘No kings in America’: Biden slams U.S. Supreme Court ruling granting Trump...
President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the White House on July 1, 2024, following the Supreme Court’s ruling on charges against former President Donald Trump that he sought to subvert the 2020...
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Trump questions NY guilty verdicts after U.S. Supreme Court presidential...
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 York City. Trump’s attorney...
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Civil rights advocate says new strategies are needed to protect people...
People experiencing homelessness were recently forced to move from an encampment off of U.S. 70 near Garner. (Photo: Greg Childress) The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to side with a local ordinance in...
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The Supreme Court limited federal power. Health care is feeling the shockwaves.
The Supreme Court's June 28 decision overturned a 1984 precedent that said courts should give deference to federal agencies in legal challenges over their regulatory or scientific decisions. Instead,...
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Former Justice Bob Orr thinks clients should appeal ‘fair elections’ lawsuit...
The new NC congressional map creates 10 strong Republican districts out of 14. (Source: NC Legislature)Former state Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr said this week he plans to appeal a three-judge panel...
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