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Parties disagree over future of NC Medicaid autism services suit
Plaintiffs in a lawsuit over Medicaid-funded services for children with autism dispute North Carolina health officials’ argument that the case is now moot.
The US Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and US Attorney Michael Easley Jr. are stepping into a legal battle pitting state and national Republican groups against the North Carolina State Board of Elections. The controversy involves rules for mail-in absentee ballot envelopes.
A federal Appeals Court judge issued her concerns Monday about practices within the US attorney’s office in Eastern North Carolina. Her concurring opinion in a federal firearms case calls attention to the office’s “concerning conduct.”