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NCSU athletes’ sex abuse case could proceed under single judge
Plaintiffs and defendants in a sexual abuse lawsuit filed by former North Carolina State University athletes agree that the case should proceed before a single judge.
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Murphy seeks dismissal of former NCSU athletes’ sex abuse suit
North Carolina State University’s former director of sports medicine is asking a court to dismiss a sexual abuse lawsuit 31 former Wolfpack athletes filed against him.
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NCSU defendants seek dismissal of athletes’ sex abuse lawsuit
Eight of the nine defendants in a sexual abuse lawsuit filed by former North Carolina State University athletes have filed motions to dismiss the case.
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NCSU opposes consolidation of two athletes’ sexual abuse lawsuits
North Carolina State University is urging a federal judge to reject consolidation of two lawsuits from former student-athletes. Both allege they were victims of sexual misconduct from NCSU’s former sports medicine director.
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Federal Appeals Court allows former soccer player’s sex harassment suit against NCSU
A former North Carolina State University soccer player will be allowed to move forward with his sexual harassment lawsuit against the university. A unanimous federal Appeals Court panel ruled in favor of Benjamin Locke on Friday.
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Dems back bill to deport undocumented sex offenders: NC’s vote breakdown
The US House passed a bill on Thursday with bipartisan support to deport or deny US entry to illegal aliens who are convicted of sex offenses or other crimes involving domestic violence, stalking, and child abuse or neglect.
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Federal Appeals Court revives former athlete’s sex abuse lawsuit against NCSU
The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals will allow a former North Carolina State University athlete to pursue his sexual abuse lawsuit against the university. The unanimous decision Tuesday from a three-judge appellate panel overturned a trial judge’s decision favoring NCSU.
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Former NCSU athlete’s sexual abuse case hits federal Appeals Court
A federal Appeals Court panel will decide in the months ahead whether to revive a former North Carolina State University male athlete’s sexual discrimination lawsuit against the university. The student-athlete claims the university failed to respond appropriately to sexual abuse allegations against a university employee who later assaulted the athlete during medical treatment.
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Gaston school board appeals ruling upholding SAFE Child Act
Eight days after a split state Court of Appeals panel upheld North Carolina's SAFE Child Act as constitutional, the Gaston County school board is appealing that decision to North Carolina’s highest court. The Gaston school board is a defendant in McKinney v. Goins, a case challenging the 2019 Safe Child Act as unconstitutional.
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Riggs leads 2-1 Appeals Court decision upholding state SAFE Child Act
The state Court of Appeals has split, 2-1, in upholding North Carolina’s SAFE Child Act as constitutional. The 2019 act opened a two-year window for victims of alleged child sexual abuse to pursue lawsuits years after they normally would have been barred from going to court.
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Federal judge dismisses three sexual abuse lawsuits against NCSU
A federal judge has dismissed three separate lawsuits against North Carolina State University involving allegations of sexual abuse by the school's former sports medicine director. One of the suits can proceed only against the man accused of abuse.
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NC State asks federal court to dismiss athletics sex abuse case
N.C. State University is asking a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit from an unidentified former student-athlete. The athlete claims he was sexually abused by the school’s former sports medicine director during treatment in 2015.
