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Bowling alley case reminds us about important fruits
The N.C. Constitution adds a fundamental right to the familiar "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
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Legal scuffle over bowling alleys highlights importance of judicial elections, experts say
On Saturday night, Jennifer Clapton stood in a brightly lit bowling alley, watching her autistic, 22-year-old son laugh. He threw ball after ball down the shining, wooden lane, shouting glee each time he hit the pins. It was the last night he would bowl. For awhile, anyway. Clapton fought tears. In Roanoke Rapids, a struggling...
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Judge sifts through reopening lawsuits, sets deadline
A N.C. Business Court judge is working through several cases against Gov. Roy Cooper from business owners seeking to reopen. Lawyers representing the governor have until close of business Wednesday, July 8, to file paperwork in the cases, Judge James Gale ordered. N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein responded Wednesday with a motion to dismiss one...
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Bowling alleys can reopen immediately, judge rules; Cooper plans appeal
Bowling alleys in North Carolina can reopen, though bars, gyms, and amusement parks remain closed. N.C. Business Court Judge James Gale on Tuesday, July 7, granted a preliminary injunction to a bowlers’ group looking for relief after Gov. Roy Cooper closed myriad businesses March 17 because of worries over COVID-19. Cooper, in a statement Tuesday,...
