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Media ask NC Supreme Court to ‘untangle’ ‘morass’ involving police recording access

A media coalition is urging the N.C. Supreme Court to take up a case dealing with access to police recordings. The case stems from a 2021 drunk driving stop in Orange County involving two Duke University basketball players. The media outlets hope to pair that case with a separate complaint involving recordings of a fatal 2021 police-related shooting in Elizabeth City.

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Triangle TV station defends ‘fair report privilege’ in NC Supreme Court case

Triangle television station WTVD defends its reliance on a “fair report privilege” to protect it against a lawsuit involving a false report from the Wake County Sheriff’s Department. The TV station filed a brief Wednesday with the N.C. Supreme Court.

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High Point woman sues governor, others over COVID protest arrest

A High Point woman arrested and charged in connection with an April 2020 ReOpenNC COVID shutdown protest is going to federal court. She’s suing Gov. Roy Cooper, the city of Raleigh, and state and local law enforcement officials for alleged violations of her First and 14th Amendment rights.

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NC Appeals Court rules against media outlets seeking recordings of Duke basketball DWI stop

The N.C. Court of Appeals has ruled against a group of media outlets seeking law enforcement recordings of a November 2021 traffic stop involving two Duke basketball players, including Coach Mike Krzyzewski’s grandson. That stop eventually led to a guilty plea of driving while impaired from Michael Savarino.

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Split NC Appeals Court affirms professor’s firing, dissent raises First Amendment concerns

The N.C. Court of Appeals has affirmed the University of North Carolina System’s decision to fire a Winston-Salem State justice studies professor in 2019. But the split 2-1 ruling raised questions about the professor’s First Amendment rights.

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Media coalition targets Charlotte public records dispute at NC Appeals Court

A coalition of media groups is taking interest in a public records dispute at the N.C. Court of Appeals. The case involves WBTV’s request for surveys completed by members of the Charlotte City Council in late 2020. The coalition filed paperwork Thursday seeking permission to file a friend-of-the-court brief in the case.

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State Supreme Court to hear cases dealing with speedway shutdown, UNC fees

The N.C. Supreme Court will hear two high-profile COVID-related cases in the months ahead. One deals with the forced shutdown of an Alamance County speedway. The other targets student fees paid at the University of North Carolina’s flagship universities when they were closed for in-person instruction.

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Split Federal Appeals Court blocks NC from stopping PETA’s ‘newsgathering’ actions

A federal Appeals Court has struck down part of a North Carolina law that blocked the animal-rights activist group PETA from conducting undercover “news” operations. The split 2-1 ruling leaves intact other portions of the 2015 Property Protection Act.

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