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Asheville moves to dismiss white applicants’ lawsuit over advisory commission membership

The city of Asheville wants a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit from five white applicants for the city’s Human Relations Commission. City officials dispute the plaintiffs’ argument that they were rejected from the group because of their race.

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Robersonville gains financial control back from the state, continuing a positive trend

The small town of Robersonville, population 1,249, in Martin County, is once again in charge of its finances as the state restored financial control to the town at Tuesday’s Local Government Commission meeting.

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Riggs writes ruling favoring WBTV in records dispute with Charlotte

One of new state Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs’ last actions as a state Appeals Court judge was a ruling favoring WBTV in its public records dispute with the city of Charlotte. Riggs wrote the opinion for a unanimous three-judge panel favoring the television station’s owner, Gray Media. Appellate judges on Tuesday reversed a trial court decision favoring the city.

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Charlotte urges Appeals Court to overturn order favoring suspended firefighter

Charlotte officials are asking the state’s second-highest court to reverse a lower court ruling favoring a suspended firefighter. The case stems from a controversial social media post about Charlotte Fire Department recruiting.

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Target in Robeson video sweepstakes case defends game in court

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.

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Split state Appeals Court backs Cooper’s request in Forsyth sweepstakes dispute

A split panel of the state Court of Appeals has voted to block a trial court order in Forsyth County favoring video sweepstakes operators. Gov. Roy Cooper and state law enforcement leaders had asked the state’s second-highest court to take that step.

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Alamance County defends decision to keep Confederate monument in Graham

Alamance County commissioners filed paperwork with the state’s second-highest court this week defending their decision not to remove a Confederate monument from the county courthouse property in Graham in 2020. The North Carolina Court of Appeals is considering a challenge to that decision from plaintiffs led by the North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP.

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Cleveland County overtime pay dispute could head to trial in November 2024

A federal class-action lawsuit led by a Cleveland County Emergency Services worker would head to trial in November 2024, under a schedule released this week. If successful, current and former employees could collect back pay in the dispute involving overtime.

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