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Latest court CON dispute focuses on MRI for northeastern NC

North Carolina’s second-highest court could decide whether state regulators made the wrong choice when they allowed one health care provider to maintain a monopoly on MRI machines serving northeastern North Carolina. A three-judge Court of Appeals panel heard oral arguments Wednesday in a case that pits Virginia-based Chesapeake Diagnostic Imaging Centers against Sentara Advanced Imaging Solutions and the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.

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Court to decide if billboard company can seek DOT damages for rejected permits

The North Carolina Court of Appeals will decide whether a billboard company can seek damages, attorneys’ fees, and court costs from the state Department of Transportation in a permit dispute. The court heard oral arguments Tuesday in the case.

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State asks top NC court to reject appeal in Sunday hunting case

State government lawyers are asking the North Carolina Supreme Court to reject an appeal in a recent case upholding government restrictions on Sunday hunting. Plaintiff Tim Oates is asking the state’s high court to overturn a unanimous April 16 decision from the state Court of Appeals. Appellate judges agreed that the laws governing Sunday hunting comply with the North Carolina Constitution.

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Opinion

Why donor privacy laws are good policy—and no, they don’t protect “dark money”

Imagine if every time you donated to a cause you believe in—be it an environmental group, pro-life advocacy, or criminal justice reform—you had to worry that your name might wind up on a government list and made public to those who opposed the cause.

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NC court fights among ACC, Florida State, Clemson officially end with dismissals

Three months after the Atlantic Coast Conference, Clemson, and Florida State announced a settlement of their legal battle over media rights, the ACC has officially dismissed its North Carolina lawsuits against the two member schools.

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Appeals Court rejects appeal from Asheville journalists arrested at protest

The North Carolina Court of Appeals has ruled against two Asheville journalists challenging trespass convictions related to their arrests at a 2021 protest. It’s the second time this year the state’s second-highest court has ruled against the journalists.

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