More than a month after the Atlantic Coast Conference announced a settlement of lawsuits with Clemson and Florida State universities over media rights and conference exit penalties, the litigation still has not officially ended. The North Carolina Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments on April 17 in the ACC’s lawsuits against the two member schools.
Rulings in the Atlantic Coast Conference's courtroom battles with Florida State and Clemson could affect any North Carolina company that does business with an out-of-state government.
North Carolina’s leading business group is supporting the Atlantic Coast Conference in its ongoing legal disputes with Florida State and Clemson universities. The NC Chamber Legal Institute filed a friend-of-the-court brief Friday at the North Carolina Supreme Court in lawsuits pitting the conference against the two schools.
Attorneys general in Florida and 11 other states support Florida State University in its legal battle with the Atlantic Coast Conference over sports media rights. An earlier court filing labeled the case a $700 million dispute.
A North Carolina judge has rejected Clemson University’s attempt to dismiss the Atlantic Coast Conference's lawsuit against the school in a dispute involving athletic media rights. The decision marks the second ACC victory in a North Carolina courtroom in recent months, after the same judge ruled against Florida State.
My first month in the Land of the Long Leaf Pine has been an incredible success. I’ve managed to avoid the newcomers’ most feared, multi-purpose saying, “Bless your heart.” But I’m sure someone soon will usher me through this rite of passage. What I love about North Carolinians is your generosity providing advice to outsiders...
RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper and Democratic legislative leaders Tuesday announced a three-part compromise proposal to repeal North Carolina’s House Bill 2, but Republican leaders say the plan fails to address privacy concerns. The plan has three parts, which would require the GOP-controlled General Assembly to repeal House Bill 2; add tougher penalties against those...
Editor’s note: With the announcement that the NCAA will move seven national championship events from North Carolina because House Bill 2 remains part of state law, and the Atlantic Coast Conference considering its own response, we chose to repeat an eerily prescient parody from the August 2016 print edition of Carolina Journal. Vowing not to be outmaneuvered by...
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GREENSBORO — The costs of supporting the taxpayer-funded Greensboro Coliseum are now spread throughout the state of North Carolina. The Greensboro City Council, at the request of coliseum director Matt Brown, recently released $2 million in state funds to begin the first phase of a proposed Atlantic Coast Conference Hall of Champions.
