A federal court in California is likely to address the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board's lawsuit against major social media companies. The suit filed in August accuses the companies of contributing to a “mental health crisis” among American children.
Support for a state Supreme Court justice's federal First Amendment lawsuit does not mean support for the content of her speech.
Gov. Roy Cooper could be dropped as a defendant in a federal lawsuit challenging an arrest during a 2020 COVID shutdown protest in Raleigh. A court filing Friday proposes removing Cooper’s name and adding unnamed Raleigh police officers to the list of defendants linked to the arrest.
State Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls’ First Amendment lawsuit against a state judicial standards group will proceed in front of a federal judge appointed by former President George W. Bush, not one appointed by former President Barack Obama.
The state Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal dealing with the news media’s “fair report” privilege. The decision announced Friday prompted commentary from four of the seven justices, including one who wrote that a colleague’s claims were “a bit unhinged.”
The owner of video sweepstakes games targeted in a Robeson County case is asking the state Court of Appeals to reject a request from state law enforcement leaders. Those leaders want the state’s second-highest court to block a trial court order allowing the sweepstakes business to continue operations.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board is suing major social media companies for contributing to a “mental health crisis” among American children. The board filed its 184-page complaint Thursday in US District Court for North Carolina’s Western District.
The Democratic attorney general's defense of a new state law marks a rare case of unity with Republican legislative leaders.
A man is dropping his NC Supreme Court appeal in a case challenging a Triangle television station’s reliance on the “fair report privilege.” A settlement in the case means the state’s highest court will not have to tackle the First Amendment issue. The case had been scheduled for oral arguments on Nov. 7.
The American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina urges a federal court to allow its lawsuit to continue against the state’s new anti-riot law. The state attorney general and local district attorneys have asked the same court to dismiss the suit.
NC Attorney General Josh Stein and three local district attorneys urge a federal court to reject a request to block North Carolina’s new anti-riot law. The American Civil Liberties Union is pursuing a preliminary injunction against the law.
