The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals questioned Tuesday whether North Carolina regulators took proper steps to avoid environmental damage from a planned natural gas pipeline in Rockingham County.
A federal Appeals Court has ruled against Charlotte in its dispute with a homeowner over a $45,000 payment linked to sewage flooding in her home in 2022.
The US Supreme Court could consider a North Carolina drone company owner's First Amendment challenge against state regulations.
A split federal Appeals Court panel has reversed a lower court ruling involving Asheville city government's noise limits near a Planned Parenthood site. The 2-1 decision Wednesday favors the city over an abortion critic who won at the trial court.
A three-judge federal Appeals Court panel questioned Friday why North Carolina state government lawyers challenged a lower court’s injunction in a case dealing with felon voting. The April 2024 injunction blocked state prosecutors from enforcing a law that created a Class I felony for convicted felons who vote in North Carolina elections without having their rights restored.
North Carolina’s senior US senator is criticizing a federal Appeals Court judge’s decision to rescind his pending retirement. Republican Sen. Thom Tillis played the leading role in blocking the Biden administration’s choice to replace Judge James Wynn.
The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected four environmental groups’ lawsuit against the US Environmental Protection Agency over PFAS testing. The groups had argued that the federal agency had effectively denied a petition to test certain chemicals at a Chemours plant south of Fayetteville. The split 2-1 ruling Monday affirms a decision from US District Judge Richard Myers favoring the EPA.
The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a ruling favoring a North Carolina government board in its licensing dispute with a drone-operating company. Appellate judges agreed that the board did not violate the plaintiffs' constitutional rights.
A split 2-1 ruling in a Fourth Amendment case from North Carolina Tuesday prompted the chief federal appellate judge to take issue with fellow Judge James Wynn’s dissent. The majority opinion devoted multiple pages to critiquing Wynn’s arguments.
The No. 1 legal nemesis of North Carolina’s conservative-led legislature over the past decade, US Circuit Judge James (Jim) Wynn, has decided to step down from the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals, opening a fourth seat for President Joe Biden to fill on the Richmond-based panel. The court hears appeals from North Carolina as...
Federal Appeals Court Judge James Wynn plans to step down from his seat. His decision to take senior status will give President Biden the chance to appoint four judges to the 14-member Appeals Court based in Richmond, Virginia.
