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Media ask NC Supreme Court to ‘untangle’ ‘morass’ involving police recording access

A media coalition is urging the N.C. Supreme Court to take up a case dealing with access to police recordings. The case stems from a 2021 drunk driving stop in Orange County involving two Duke University basketball players. The media outlets hope to pair that case with a separate complaint involving recordings of a fatal 2021 police-related shooting in Elizabeth City.

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NC Appeals Court rules against media outlets seeking recordings of Duke basketball DWI stop

The N.C. Court of Appeals has ruled against a group of media outlets seeking law enforcement recordings of a November 2021 traffic stop involving two Duke basketball players, including Coach Mike Krzyzewski’s grandson. That stop eventually led to a guilty plea of driving while impaired from Michael Savarino.

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