The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals has revived a former North Carolina prisoner’s lawsuit challenging the way she was treated behind bars during and after her pregnancy in 2019.
The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals has thrown out a 15-year prison sentence for a North Carolina man convicted of being a felon possessing a gun. The split 2-1 ruling faulted the trial judge’s handling of issues linked to the Armed Career Criminal Act.
A split 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals panel has thrown out a federal gun conviction after determining that Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police “seized” the defendant when they parked their vehicles near him.
The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld Monroe City Council’s decision to remove a member of its Board of Adjustment in 2024. Kenneth Deal had argued in court that the removal violated his constitutional rights.
The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court’s ruling against two Orange County detention officers sued over their alleged role in a jail inmate’s death in 2020. The officers were accused of delaying a check on the injured inmate to avoid paperwork.
A federal Appeals Court has ruled against Charlotte in its dispute with a homeowner over a $45,000 payment linked to sewage flooding in her home in 2022.
The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a child pornography conviction in a North Carolina case, despite rejecting the trial judge’s rulings about the defendant’s privacy rights.
The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that federal probation officers violated a couple’s constitutional rights when seizing $25,325 during a warrantless search of a Reidsville home.
A federal Appeals Court will allow a former jail inmate’s lawsuit to proceed against Davie and Stokes counties.
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit from North Carolina farmers challenging Biden administration changes to the H-2A visa program. The judge accepted the federal government’s argument that a ruling in a Louisiana case made the North Carolina dispute moot.
North Carolina farmers' federal lawsuit challenging changes to the H-2A visa program could end soon, thanks to a similar case in Louisiana. US Justice Department lawyers filed a court document Monday asking a judge to dismiss the North Carolina case as moot.
