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Stein’s lawyer downplays potential impact of New Hampshire criminal libel ruling

The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled this month that New Hampshire’s criminal libel law does not violate the First Amendment. But lawyers representing N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein argue that New Hampshire case should not hurt Stein’s criminal libel challenge at the 4th Circuit. Oral arguments in Stein's case are set for Dec. 6.

CJ Staff
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Miles Faces Garrison For House 32 Democratic Nod

North Carolina House District 32 will have a new representative next year, and it appears likely it will be either seven-term Vance County commissioner Terry Garrison or Gary Lamont Miles Sr. Attorney Nathan Baskerville, a Democrat who has represented the region encompassing Vance, Warren, and part of Granville counties for the last two terms, is...

Leslee Kulba
Opinion

The Market Process: Good for the Heart

Does self-interest foster civility among people—even strangers? It can, when each person has something to gain from a little cooperation. And a lot of little bits of cooperation can also add up to quite a bit more than the individual parts—through markets.

Dr. Karen Y. Palasek

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