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Federal judge allows suit over jail mental health services to proceed
A federal judge will allow a lawsuit to proceed against a North Carolina state agency over mental health services provided to jail inmates.
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SCOTUS will be asked to take second look at NC Blackbeard case
Plaintiffs in a decade-old copyright dispute related to the recovery of pirate Blackbeard’s sunken flagship plan another appeal to the nation’s highest court.
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Mental health suit targeting NC jails could proceed as class action
A lawsuit targeting mental health services available to inmates in North Carolina’s county jails could move forward as a class-action complaint.
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Judge rejects Perdue Farms’ NC-based suits against US Labor Department
A federal judge has dismissed lawsuits Perdue Farms filed against the US Labor Department to block whistleblower proceedings involving two Robeson County poultry farmers.
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Federal Appeals Court rules for NC government in Blackbeard video case
A federal Appeals Court has ruled in favor of North Carolina’s state government in the decade-old copyright dispute linked to Blackbeard’s sunken flagship.
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Berger Jr. refers Cooper’s recusal requests to full NC Supreme Court
North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Phil Berger Jr. has asked his colleagues to decide whether he should take part in two cases pitting the state’s Democratic governor against top Republican legislators. One of those legislators is Berger’s father, the state Senate leader. In two orders released Monday, Berger Jr. referred decisions about his participation in the cases to the other six members of North Carolina’s highest court.
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Legislative leaders oppose Cooper’s request for Berger Jr. recusal
Top North Carolina legislative leaders reject Gov. Roy Cooper’s request that state Supreme Court Justice Phil Berger Jr. stay away from two cases pitting the governor against the legislature. The governor cites the role Berger’s father plays in both cases as state Senate leader.
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Cooper seeks Berger’s recusal, urges top NC court to avoid elections, appointments cases
Gov. Roy Cooper is asking the North Carolina Supreme Court to steer clear of two cases pitting the governor against top legislative leaders. At the same time, Cooper seeks Justice Phil Berger Jr.’s recusal “or disqualification” from both cases.
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Lawmakers, Stein split on preferred outcome in federal abortion suit
Top Republican lawmakers and Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein take opposing positions in the latest court filings linked to a federal abortion lawsuit. US District Judge Catherine Eagles could decide in the months ahead whether to kill two pieces of the state’s 2023 abortion law. The law limited most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy.
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Federal felon voting lawsuit scheduled for April 22 trial
A federal judge will hold an April 22 bench trial in Winston-Salem in a lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s restrictions on felon voting. Critics argue that the restrictions are racially discriminatory and violate the constitutional rights of felons who have completed active prison time but remain on parole, probation, or post-release supervision.
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Defendants seek Riggs’ recusal from 2016 election defamation case
Defendants in a North Carolina Supreme Court defamation case stemming from the 2016 election are seeking Justice Allison Riggs’ recusal. A court document filed Friday points to Riggs’ ties to plaintiffs in the case. Oral arguments in Bouvier v. Porter are scheduled for April 11.
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Federal felon voting trial could start as early as April 1
A federal judge has scheduled an April trial in a lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s law against felon voting. The case could help determine whether felons who have completed active prison time will take par
