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DOJ accuses Duke Law School of racial discrimination in admissions
The US Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division is accusing the Duke University Law School of intentional racial discrimination in admissions from 2023 to 2025.
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Feds reach $450M deal with Chemours over NC, NJ, WVa chemical releases
The federal government has announced a $450 million settlement with Chemours to resolve complaints about the release of “forever chemicals” known as PFAS in North Carolina, New Jersey, and West Virginia.
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Robeson woman gets 10 months in prison in $542K COVID loan fraud
A Robeson County woman will spend 10 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for her role in a scheme federal authorities described as a $542,000 COVID loan fraud.
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Elections board rebuts charge of feds’ ‘unfettered’ access to NC data
The state elections board is pushing back against Democrats’ charges that a recent lawsuit settlement will give the feds “unfettered access” to private voter information.
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Justice Department opposes reopening settlement of NC election dispute
The US Department of Justice is opposing requests to revisit the settlement of a federal lawsuit over North Carolina voter registration.
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Judge agrees to put NC election lawsuit on hold until federal government reopens
A federal judge has agreed that no further action will take place in the US Justice Department’s voter registration lawsuit against North Carolina election officials while the federal government remains shut down.
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Federal shutdown could delay action in NC election lawsuit
The US Department of Justice is asking a federal judge to place a hold on the lawsuit pitting the federal government against North Carolina’s State Board of Elections. The partial federal government shutdown prompted the request for a stay in the case.
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Democrats, Elias clients challenge settlement of federal NC election dispute
The Democratic National Committee and a group working with Democratic operative Marc Elias’ law firm are challenging the recent deal ending a lawsuit between the US Justice Department and North Carolina’s election board. Both the DNC and Elias’ client filed paperwork in federal court Tuesday. Both groups urge US Chief District Judge Richard Myers to revisit their requests to enter the case as defendants.
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Judge accepts deal ending US Justice Department lawsuit against NC elections board
A federal judge has signed off on the deal ending the US Justice Department’s lawsuit against the North Carolina State Board of Elections over incomplete voter registrations. The decision means the Democratic Party and left-of-center activists will not join the dispute as defendants.
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Justice Department, NC elections board file joint motion to end voter registration suit
The US Department of Justice and North Carolina State Board of Elections filed a joint motion Wednesday for a court order ending a federal lawsuit over incomplete voter registrations. The motion filed Wednesday with US Chief District Judge Richard Myers would resolve the complaint the federal government filed against the state elections board in May.
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Elias clients argue Justice Department lawsuit against NC ‘threatens’ voting rights
A retirees group working with Democratic operative Marc Elias’ law firm is raising concerns about a plan that could resolve a month-old legal dispute between the US Justice Department and North Carolina election officials. A court filing this week suggested that the legal action threatens voting rights.
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Myers to oversee US Justice Department lawsuit over NC voter rolls
US Chief District Judge Richard Myers will oversee the federal Justice Department’s lawsuit against North Carolina’s State Board of Elections. The suit argues that state election officials violated federal law by failing to maintain accurate voter lists.
