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Trump makes one last presidential immunity argument to the U.S. Supreme Court
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump on Monday, April 15, 2024, made their case to the U.S. Supreme Court for his claims of presidential immunity. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)Hours...
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NC Appeals Court rules Gov. Cooper erred in COVID-19 bar closures
The author notes that the decision of Cracker Barrel to start serving beer and wine is just one of the culture war controversies affecting the popular restaurant chain. Photo:...
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Divided U.S. Supreme Court wrestles with case of Pennsylvania man who joined...
Photo of Joseph W. Fischer of Pennsylvania at the “Stop the Steal” rally in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 6, 2021. The U.S. Supreme Court on April 16, 2024, heard arguments in a case centering on Fischer’s...
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Meet the volunteers trying to ‘FLIP’ North Carolina’s courts
Volunteers with Flip NC talk to a voter in Durham about the state Supreme Court and about Justice Allison Riggs' campaign to keep her seat in this year's election. (Photo by Briana Brough)It all...
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NC’s legislative “short session” comes with a long to-do list
Members of the NC House and Senate convene April 24th for the 2024 legislative session. (Photo: Clayton Henkel) Members of the North Carolina House and Senate return to Raleigh next Wednesday, April...
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NY prosecutor ties Trump hush money payments to campaign as criminal trial...
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he arrives with his attorney Todd Blanche, right, in court for opening statements in his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments at...
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U.S. Supreme Court appears to lean toward Oregon city in complex homelessness...
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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Federal judge rules DAs can’t prosecute disenfranchised probationers for...
(Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)North Carolina district attorneys cannot prosecute people on supervision for felony convictions if they mistakenly cast a ballot before regaining their right to...
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Three thousand people were released from NC prisons to homelessness last year
Photo: Brian Lyman/Alabama ReflectorAbout one in six people released from North Carolina prisons in 2023 were homeless, according to figures provided to NC Newsline — a rate the state hopes to cut in...
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Supreme Court justices appear split over whether to protect abortion care...
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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U.S. Supreme Court floats return to trial court for Trump in presidential...
Dozens of anti-Trump protesters gathered outside the U.S. Supreme Court on April 25, 2024, while the justices heard arguments about whether former President Donald Trump has immunity from prosecution...
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NC needs to remove hurdles that keep former offenders from finding jobs,...
Gov. Roy Cooper signed legislation that will preserve and update the state's automatic expunction law, which is deigned to aid people with certain criminal records in overcoming barriers to employment...
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‘This country lost four heroes’: NC Governor honors officers lost in...
Governor Roy Cooper addresses the media at the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department following the April 29 shooting. (Screengrab from CMPD video stream) Governor Roy Cooper said North Carolina will...
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Biden administration to greatly ease marijuana regulations
David Burr demonstrates removing leaves on marijuana plants to allow more light for growth at Essence Vegas’ 54,000-square-foot marijuana cultivation facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan...
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NC Senate panel OKs bill requiring sheriffs to cooperate with ICE
Image: Adobe StockOn Wednesday morning, the North Carolina Senate Committee on Rules and Operations approved HB10, a controversial bill requiring cooperation between all North Carolina sheriffs and...
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U.S. Senate Dems launch renewed push for full marijuana legalization
A manager of a medical marijuana dispensary shows marijuana plant buds. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)Leading U.S. Senate Democrats reintroduced a bill Wednesday to remove marijuana from the...
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Senate approves bill requiring sheriffs honor federal immigration requests to...
Image: Adobe StockThe state Senate moved quickly to pass legislation requiring local sheriffs to hold people they arrest at the request of federal immigration agents. Republicans supporting the bill...
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Dan Bishop said the 2020 election was stolen. Now he wants to be NC’s...
Republican Dan Bishop (top) and Democrat Jeff Jackson are running to become state attorney general -- an office that plays an important role in interpreting and enforcing voting rights laws. (Photos:...
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Plummeting balance in federal crime victims fund sparks alarm among states,...
An attendee looks at a series of banners for National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Candlelight Vigil on the National Mall on April 24, 2024, in Washington, D.C. The Justice Department’s Office for...
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AG Loretta Lynch to NC law school grads: Diversity is our greatest strength.
Former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch addressed NC Central School of Law on May 3, 2024. (Photo: Screengrab from NCCU video stream)In a week marked by pro-Palestinian protests on university...
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