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Appeals Court splits, 8-6, in NC asbestos lawsuit bankruptcy case
The full 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals voted 8-6 not to rehear a North Carolina bankruptcy case that could impact 56,000 asbestos-related lawsuit plaintiffs.
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NAACP to add new NC congressional map to existing lawsuit
The North Carolina NAACP and Common Cause hope to challenge the state’s new congressional map as part of their existing federal redistricting lawsuit.
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Locke SCOTUS brief challenges Trump’s authority for tariffs
The John Locke Foundation filed a joint brief Friday at the nation’s highest court challenging President Donald Trump’s emergency authority to enact tariffs.
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Elections board seeks Dec. 1 resolution of congressional map dispute
The North Carolina State Board of Elections needs to have legal issues surrounding a new congressional election map finalized by Dec. 1 to avoid administrative delays.
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Elias-linked plaintiffs seek to challenge new NC congressional map
Plaintiffs in an existing North Carolina federal redistricting lawsuit want to supplement their existing complaint to cover the state’s new congressional map.
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Federal judges overseeing NC redistricting lawsuits seek information about new map
The three-judge panel overseeing two North Carolina federal redistricting lawsuits wants to know how the state’s new congressional map affects their cases. The judges have called on parties in the two suits to file written briefs next week.
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NC Senate advances new congressional map
The Senate approved the new map on its third reading Tuesday morning in a 26–20 vote, sending it to the NC House by special messenger.
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Martin Center: Most states don’t require civics in college
The report found that only a handful of states, including Arizona, Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina, require undergraduates to complete at least one civics or American government course.
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Plaintiffs ask judge to reconsider dismissal of NC foster care lawsuit
Plaintiffs are asking a federal judge to reconsider his September order dismissing a lawsuit challenging conditions in North Carolina’s foster care system. The judge had ruled that adults who filed the suit did not have close enough relationships with foster children to represent them in court.
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Judge agrees to put NC election lawsuit on hold until federal government reopens
A federal judge has agreed that no further action will take place in the US Justice Department’s voter registration lawsuit against North Carolina election officials while the federal government remains shut down.
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Federal shutdown could delay action in NC election lawsuit
The US Department of Justice is asking a federal judge to place a hold on the lawsuit pitting the federal government against North Carolina’s State Board of Elections. The partial federal government shutdown prompted the request for a stay in the case.
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Judge dismisses federal lawsuit over NC foster care conditions
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging conditions in North Carolina’s foster care system. The decision Thursday indicated that eight adults who filed suit on behalf of 13 children did not have close enough relationships with the children to represent them in court.
