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4th Circuit upholds NC law restricting vape sales
The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a North Carolina law banning sales of vapes that lack federal government approval.
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4th Circuit could hear NC abortion drug case in October
The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals could hear oral arguments this fall in a case involving a challenge to North Carolina’s restrictions on the abortion drug mifepristone.
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NC lawmakers cite WVa case to bolster NC abortion drug restrictions
Top North Carolina lawmakers argue that a 2025 federal Appeals Court ruling in a West Virginia case should allow the Tar Heel State to restrict access to the abortion drug mifespristone.
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With lab-grown meat production on the rise in NC, legislators call for better food labeling
The largest lab-grown meat production facility in the world is opening in North Carolina, and legislators want to ensure food labels are clear.
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State, national groups support NC mifepristone restrictions at 4th Circuit
As state legislative leaders appeal a federal judge’s ruling striking down some of North Carolina’s restrictions on an abortion pill, state and national groups are offering support in new court filings. The NC Values Institute and American Center for Law and Justice have filed separate briefs in recent days with the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Legislative leaders defend mifepristone restrictions at 4th Circuit
State legislative leaders defended North Carolina’s restrictions on the abortion pill mifespristone as they filed an opening brief Monday at the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals. Republican lawmakers are challenging a June order from US Chief District Judge Catherine Eagles. It struck down portions of a state law that Eagles viewed as conflicting with rules from the federal Food and Drug Administration.
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Federal judge strikes down part of NC law restricting abortion pill
A federal judge has thrown out part of North Carolina’s state law restricting access to an abortion pill called mifepristone. The judge ruled that state lawmakers cannot overrule the federal Food and Drug Administration’s previous decisions about the pill. Yet US District Judge Catherine Eagles’ 49-page order Tuesday also upheld portions of the law that the FDA has not addressed.
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Stein, lawmakers square off again in abortion pill lawsuit filings
State Attorney General Josh Stein and Republican state legislative leaders offered a federal judge opposing arguments this week in a lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s abortion pill restrictions. US District Judge Catherine Eagles asked parties in the case, Bryant v. Stein, to submit briefs Monday. Eagles will render a decision in the case without holding a trial.
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Federal judge seeks more information before decision on abortion pill lawsuit
A federal judge has asked parties in a lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s abortion pill restrictions to submit new briefs by Feb. 5. After that date, the judge could issue a final decision without sending the case to trial.
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Hearing set Jan. 17 on motion to dismiss NC abortion pill lawsuit
A federal judge has set a Jan. 17 hearing in Greensboro for a lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s abortion pill restrictions. The court will consider state legislative leaders’ motion to dismiss the suit.
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Fight against abortion pill lawsuit cites federal ‘major questions doctrine’
State legislative leaders’ latest court filing in a legal battle over abortion pill restrictions cites the “major questions doctrine.” That’s a principle in federal legal arguments that Congress does not delegate issues of major political or economic significance to administrative agencies.
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Berger, Moore renew request for federal judge to dismiss abortion pill lawsuit
Top Republican state legislative leaders have filed a new motion to dismiss a lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s abortion pill restrictions. Lawmakers filed their motion Monday as they continue to fight a separate suit challenging the state’s latest abortion l
