Opinion
‘Teen takeovers?’ Call them what they are: Riots
The parents should be held accountable due to the actions by the juveniles that were committing crimes. Especially those who had, and used, firearms.
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Charlotte protester’s First Amendment claims can proceed under judge’s recommendation
A federal magistrate judge recommends that a man injured during a 2020 Charlotte protest against police violence can proceed with First Amendment legal claims against the city and police officers. Kyre Mitchell says he lost two fingers after handling a flashbang grenade police threw toward him during the protest.
Opinion
Stein’s opposition spells bad news for ACLU anti-riot lawsuit
The Democratic attorney general's defense of a new state law marks a rare case of unity with Republican legislative leaders.
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Stein, DAs oppose ACLU’s move to block anti-riot law
NC Attorney General Josh Stein and three local district attorneys urge a federal court to reject a request to block North Carolina’s new anti-riot law. The American Civil Liberties Union is pursuing a preliminary injunction against the law.
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ACLU tweaks lawsuit against NC anti-riot law after recent amendments
The American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina has modified its lawsuit against North Carolina’s new anti-riot law. ACLU took action six days after Gov. Roy Cooper signed a bill amending one of the law’s challenged provision
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ACLU seeks injunction against new anti-riot law, wants all DAs as defendants
The American Civil Liberties Union is seeking an injunction against North Carolina’s new anti-riot law. ACLU is also asking a federal judge to rule that every local district attorney will be treated as a defendant in the case.
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ACLU files federal suit against new NC anti-riot law
The American Civil Liberties Union is going to federal court to try to block North Carolina’s new anti-riot law. The measure is scheduled to take effect Dec. 1, after Gov. Roy Cooper decided not to use his veto stamp against the law. The suit filed Monday argues that “multiple provisions” of the new law are “facially unconstitutional.”
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Hooks retires after four years of storms, riots, and a pandemic
Erik Hooks has announced his retirement from Gov. Roy Cooper’s Cabinet, ending a long career in state public safety. Hooks, secretary of the state Department of Public Safety, has served in the role since the beginning of Cooper’s first term. He helped oversee North Carolina’s response to hurricanes, violence in understaffed prisons, mob teardowns of...
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Military Bases Face Encroachment
WASHINGTON — The nation’s military bases face an ever-encroaching threat — suburban development. The need to protect base land for military training has the brass forming an unlikely alliance with conservation groups. Albeit for different reasons, the military and conservation groups share the same goal: to preserve open space. Conservationists say that the 25 million acres owned by Defense is home to almost 330 endangered species, while the DOD needs the land for training exercises. As a result, states are trying to balance the needs of the military, conservation groups, and homeowners. In Fayetteville, the Army and state and local conservation groups formed a partnership to protect 9,100 acres near Fort Bragg for training and woodpecker habitat.
