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Jackson defends NC lawsuit against TikTok
North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson’s office is defending the state’s lawsuit against TikTok in a state Supreme Court filing.
Opinion
Top NC court to decide whether AG gets second bite at Chemours apple
Few North Carolinians are likely to criticize state Attorney General Jeff Jackson for pursuing an environmental contamination lawsuit against DuPont and Chemours. They’re easy targets. Yet North Carolina’s Supreme Court will consider in the months ahead whether Jackson has exceeded his authority. The case’s outcome could have significant implications. It could clarify whether state government...
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NC scholars among those supporting states’ suit against Trump tariffs
Two North Carolina professors and one former state House Republican leader have signed on to a brief supporting states that challenge President Donald Trump’s latest tariffs in federal court.
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Top NC court will consider Jackson’s lawsuit against DuPont, Chemours
North Carolina’s Supreme Court will consider state Attorney General Jeff Jackson’s environmental contamination lawsuit against DuPont and Chemours.
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Jackson recovers school funds Trump officials called ‘divisive’
North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson secured a temporary agreement on March 11 restoring $2.5 million in federal education funding for roughly 23,000 students — including in counties still recovering from Hurricane Helene — through June 30. That comes after the Trump administration terminated a $50 million Full-Service Community Schools grant.
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States’ tariff lawsuit faces April 10 hearing in federal trade court
A multistate lawsuit filed against President Donald Trump’s latest tariffs will head to a federal court hearing on April 10.
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Jackson cites Locke research in touting AGs’ lawsuit against tariffs
North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson cited John Locke Foundation research this month as he touted a new multistate lawsuit challenging federal tariffs.
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AG, governor urge top NC court to reject hog ‘slush fund’ appeal
North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson, Gov. Josh Stein, and Controller Nels Roseland are asking the state’s highest court not to take another look at a case involving the AG’s environmental grant program.
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Top NC court urged to take hog ‘slush fund’ case again
A Randolph County pastor is asking North Carolina’s highest court to take another look at a case involving millions of dollars that critics have labeled the North Carolina attorney general’s hog farm “slush fund.”
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TikTok urges top NC court to dismiss Jackson’s lawsuit
TikTok and parent company ByteDance are urging North Carolina’s highest court to throw out a lawsuit pursued by state Attorney General Jeff Jackson.
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Judges reverse ruling sending hog ‘slush fund’ money to NC schools
The North Carolina Court of Appeals has reversed a lower court ruling that could have diverted $12 million from the state attorney general to public schools.
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Locke’s Mitch Kokai responds to AG Jackson’s lawsuit over SNAP benefits
Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson joining Democratic counterparts in other states in a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration. It focuses on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits. Kokai offered these comments during the Oct. 31, 2025, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “State Lines.”
