Opinion
Court ruling clarifies limits of NC’s First Amendment protection
North Carolina's second-highest court has upheld trespassing convictions against two journalists who covered a 2021 Asheville protest.
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Appeals Court rejects appeal from Asheville journalists arrested at protest
The North Carolina Court of Appeals has ruled against two Asheville journalists challenging trespass convictions related to their arrests at a 2021 protest. It’s the second time this year the state’s second-highest court has ruled against the journalists.
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Court dismisses appeal from journalists arrested during Asheville protest
The North Carolina Court of Appeals has dismissed an appeal from two journalists arrested and convicted of trespassing while covering an Asheville protest in 2021. Appellate judges agreed the appeal failed to include proper paperwork.
