Opinion
Federal judges deliver First Amendment win in NC case
The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals has confirmed the media's crucial role in ensuring public access to court documents and records.
The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals has granted a Charlotte television station’s request to unseal law enforcement video footage linked to a 2019 shooting involving two police officers. A federal trial judge had rejected WBTV’s request.
A federal Appeals Court is giving a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer another chance to seek immunity from a lawsuit based on her mistaken shooting of an FBI officer in 2019. The court decided Wednesday to send the case back to a trial judge.