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Top NC court tackles dispute over Charlotte school police retirement benefits

North Carolina’s highest court will decide in the months ahead whether the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school system must spend more money to boost retirement pay for campus police. The court listened Tuesday to nearly an hour of oral arguments on the issue.

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Federal Appeals Court grants stay to Riggs, Democrats in NC election dispute

A federal Appeals Court panel split 2-1 Tuesday in granting a stay and injunction requested by Democratic state Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs in the election dispute involving her high court seat. The Appeals Court blocked a process North Carolina's highest court endorsed for resolving last fall's election result.

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Tributes across US, NC to late Pope Francis, as Vatican begins steps for next pope

In what would be his final acts as pope, Pope Francis gave the traditional Easter blessing from a balcony at St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City on Easter Sunday and greeted the crowd of 50,000 assembled one last time in the popemobile.

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Judge drops some defendants, allows COVID protester’s lawsuit to move forward

A woman arrested after a COVID-19 shutdown protest in Raleigh in 2020 can proceed with her lawsuit against the city and four law enforcement officials. She cannot pursue claims against the governor, Wake County district attorney, or the head of the state Department of Public Safety.

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State school boards group warns top NC court about Alamance case’s impact

The North Carolina School Boards Association warns that a case before the state’s highest court could “undermine” educational access across the state if the plaintiffs win. The case involves a family’s constitutional claims against the Alamance-Burlington Board of Education.

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Stein seeks injunction to block Utilities Commission appointment change

Gov. Josh Stein is seeking a court order blocking a change in state law that would remove one of his appointments to the North Carolina Utilities Commission. Without court action, the process of shifting one of Stein’s three commission appointments to the state treasurer would begin on May 1.

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Deal would end two legal challenges of NC’s ‘undeliverable mail provision’

Two legal challenges against the disputed “undeliverable mail provision” in North Carolina election law would end under a proposal filed Tuesday in federal court. A court order blocked election officials from enforcing the provision in 2024.

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