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Stein joins governors urging Congress reclaim power over tariffs

On Wednesday, Gov. Josh Stein joined 18 other Democratic governors in a letter urging Congress to reclaim its authority over tariffs following a 6-3 US Supreme Court ruling that President Donald Trump cannot use federal emergency powers to impose them.

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NC’s Dellinger drops his legal fight after court rules Trump can fire him

North Carolina's Hampton Dellinger is dropping his legal fight to keep his job leading the federal Office of Special Counsel. Dellinger made that announcement Thursday, one day after a federal Appeals Court ruled that President Donald Trump could fire Dellinger.

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SCOTUS overturns ‘Chevron’ precedent as state’s top court ponders deference

The US Supreme Court overturned Friday a controversial 40-year-old precedent that called for courts to defer to government agencies’ interpretations when considering ambiguous laws. The end of so-called “Chevron deference” arrives as North Carolina’s top court prepares to consider its own deference case.

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Jim Wynn, legal nemesis of NC conservatives, retiring from 4th Circuit

The No. 1 legal nemesis of North Carolina’s conservative-led legislature over the past decade, US Circuit Judge James (Jim) Wynn, has decided to step down from the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals, opening a fourth seat for President Joe Biden to fill on the Richmond-based panel. The court hears appeals from North Carolina as...

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US Supreme Court rejects Biden’s student debt cancellation plan

The United States Supreme Court released an opinion Friday on whether President Joe Biden can unilaterally forgive more than $400 billion in student loan debt for an estimated 250 million people. The high court found that such a sweeping plan must be passed through the legislative branch.

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US Supreme Court seeks information about impact of NC redistricting rehearing

The U.S. Supreme Court has ordered parties in the Moore v. Harper redistricting dispute to file new briefs responding to this month’s rehearing of redistricting issues at the state Supreme Court. The nation’s highest court issued a one-paragraph order Thursday.

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