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Lawmakers mull 30-year extension for Charlotte taxes
Earlier this month, lawmakers introduced two 30-year tax extensions in Charlotte to help fund stadium renovations or build a new stadium for the Carolina Panthers.
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Graham challenges media access to law enforcement recordings from 2020 protest
On the same day that media outlets urged the N.C. Supreme Court to take up two cases involving access to law enforcement recordings, the city of Graham asked the court to rule against media access to recordings in a third case.
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Unaffiliated Orange County candidate asks court to set lower ballot threshold
An unaffiliated Orange County candidate hopes the N.C. Court of Appeals will overrule a lower court decision that kept him off the ballot in 2022. The legal dispute involves the number of petition signatures necessary to secure ballot access.
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Justice Berger explores future of ‘fruits of their own labor’ protections
North Carolina’s constitution has protected people’s rights to the “enjoyment of the fruits of their own labor” for more than 150 years. But the state’s highest court continues to wrestle with the form that protection should take. That was a key message in N.C. Supreme Court Justice Phil Berger Jr.’s May 10 presentation to the Bastiat Society of Raleigh.
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Local NC health directors back Kinsley in Ace Speedway legal battle
A group representing North Carolina’s county health directors is supporting the state’s top health official in a legal battle at the N.C. Supreme Court. The case pits Health and Human Services Secretary Kody Kinsley against owners of Alamance County-based Ace Speedway.
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NC Appeals Court affirms dismissal of Chatham County Confederate monument case
A unanimous N.C. Court of Appeals panel has affirmed a lower court’s decision to dismiss a lawsuit challenging removal of a Confederate monument at the Chatham County Courthouse in Pittsboro. Appellate judges ruled that plaintiffs lacked legal standing to file their suit.
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NC Appeals Court permits suit against Raleigh for auto accident injuries
A woman injured in a 2018 auto accident in Zebulon can proceed with her lawsuit against the city of Raleigh and one of its employees. The N.C. Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court ruling allowing the case to move forward.
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Cleveland County EMS overtime pay dispute could affect 100 current, former workers
A federal judge will allow a Cleveland County Emergency Medical Services worker to continue her push for class-action status in her pay dispute with county government. If successful, more than 100 current and former employees could collect back pay.
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Using private money to run elections scrutinized by lawmakers
Local elections boards using private donations in the administration of their elections is getting the attention of lawmakers, as some question the fairness and impartiality of the process. During the 2020 presidential election, the term “Zuck Bucks” came to the forefront, after Marc Zuckerberg and his wife donated more than $350 million to the Center...
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Federal Appeals Court rejects First Amendment claims from fired Mocksville police officer
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a trial court ruling against a former Mocksville police officer. The officer argued he had been fired after complaining about police corruption and mismanagement.
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State’s highest court will review case of now-defunct Greenville red-light cameras
The N.C. Supreme Court has agreed to hear Greenville’s appeal of a lower-court ruling against the city’s red-light camera enforcement program. Greenville ended its program last November, eight months after the state Appeals Court ruled the program unconstitutional.
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Charlotte moves to dismiss lawsuit from man injured during 2020 protest
The city of Charlotte urges a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit from a man who says he lost two fingers because of police actions during a 2020 protest. Kyre Mitchell filed suit in January against the city and Charlotte-Mecklenburg police.
