Opinion

Mainstream newsrooms, like universities, function best with intellectual diversity

A recent article in The Free Press, by Uri Berliner, a NPR senior editor who has worked at the iconic news station for 25 years, exposed how his organization, like many other mainstream media publications, lost the trust of the American people. Berliner identifies himself as part of the wealthy, white progressive elite, the stereotype...

David Larson
Opinion

TikTok bill is consistent with US Constitution

Ever since Rep. Mike Gallagher (WI-8) introduced House Resolution 7521 — formally known as the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act — early last month, there has been a whirlwind of responses: United States Sen. Thom Tillis, Republican of North Carolina, received a voicemail threatening his life if he voted in favor of...

Michael Bruce
News

Federal judge allows Charlotte protester’s First Amendment case to proceed

A man who lost two fingers after a 2020 protest in Charlotte can proceed with a federal First Amendment lawsuit against the city and police officers. A federal judge issued an order Friday allowing that portion of the lawsuit to move forward.

CJ Staff

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State Supreme Court to tackle tax dispute over wireless retailer’s prepaid cards

The North Carolina Supreme Court will decide in the months ahead whether a cell phone retailer should have collected sales tax on its prepaid cards from 2016 through 2018. The dispute involves more than $516,000 in unpaid taxes and penalties.

CJ Staff
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NC joins other states calling on FTC to strengthen online protections for minors

One request the AGs make is to expand the definition of “personal information.” They say that personal information should include biometric identifiers such as fingerprints, facial data, retina and iris patterns.

Brianna Kraemer
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Media privilege case that prompted state Supreme Court war of words officially ends

A lawsuit over the media’s “fair report privilege” that prompted a war of words among state Supreme Court justices last year has officially ended. The plaintiff filed a notice of voluntary dismissal Thursday in Wake County Superior Court.

CJ Staff