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Moore, Berger join SCOTUS court filing to keep Trump on ballot

State House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, and Senate Leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, joined an amicus brief Thursday filed at the US Supreme Court. Moore, Berger, the Arizona legislature, and attorneys general for 25 other states aim to keep Donald Trump on the presidential election ballot.

Katherine Zehnder
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Access Denied

President Joe Biden visited North Carolina Thursday to tout the success of “Bidenomics,” as evidenced by all the good things happening economically in this state. Naturally, Carolina Journal intended to cover the president’s remarks. Unfortunately, our reporter was denied entry. Why? Event staff gave an explanation that the president’s visit to Abbots Creek Community Center...

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Forsyth sweepstakes dispute ends with lawsuit dismissal

A legal dispute over sweepstakes operations in Forsyth County has ended. Two companies tied to internet kiosks have dropped their lawsuit against the state, Gov. Roy Cooper, and state law enforcement leaders. Paperwork filed with the state's second-highest court Monday confirmed the news.

CJ Staff
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State Appeals Court lifts stay, rules for Stein in dispute with TikTok

The state Court of Appeals has lifted its stay and rejected TikTok’s request to block part of an investigation by state Attorney General Josh Stein. The dispute involves Stein's request for access to Zoom videoconference meetings involving TikTok employees.

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State, Raleigh, Wake DA all seek dismissal of federal suit tied to COVID protest arrest

Defendants in a federal lawsuit stemming from an arrest at a 2020 COVID shutdown protest are asking a judge to throw out the case. Four separate motions arrived in US District Court this week seeking dismissal of Monica Ussery’s complaint.

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TikTok seeks to block part of Stein’s records request

TikTok is asking the North Carolina Court of Appeals to block one piece of state Attorney General Josh Stein’s investigation into the social media company. A motion filed Wednesday asks for a temporary stay and an order blocking a lower court's decision from taking effect.

CJ Staff
Opinion

Government has no rights: Another look at free speech at UNC Asheville event

In early November, five departments at UNC Asheville sponsored an official event accusing Israel of “anti-Indigenous state violence” for declaring war on Hamas after the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks. While the event was condemned across the political aisle, there have been fierce disagreements about whether the university should have permitted the event to move forward...

Maclain Conlin
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Earls seeks 4th Circuit injunction denied by lower court in First Amendment case

State Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls is asking a federal Appeals Court to issue an injunction that would block the North Carolina Judicial Standards Commission from proceeding with an investigation against her. Without an injunction, the commission could consider Earls’ case on Friday.

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Federal judge denies Earls’ request for emergency injunction in First Amendment lawsuit

Nine days after denying state Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls’ initial request for an injunction against the North Carolina Judicial Standards Commission, a federal judge has denied Earls’ second request for an injunction. US District Judge William Osteen issued his latest order Thursday afternoon. He denied Earls’ request to block a commission investigation into Earls’ published comments while she appeals to the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals.

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NC Supreme Court hears lawsuit over removal of Asheville monument

The North Carolina Supreme Court heard arguments recently in a lawsuit brought by The Society for the Historical Preservation of the 26th North Carolina Troops against the City of Asheville over the removal of a monument honoring former North Carolina governor and confederate colonel Zebulon Baird Vance.

Zach Rounceville