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Documents detail settlement of federal suit over juvenile confinement
New documents offer details about the proposed settlement of a class-action lawsuit over solitary confinement of juveniles in North Carolina.
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Cabarrus schools sued over biological males in girls’ restrooms
Three families have filed a federal lawsuit alleging that a Cabarrus County high school allows biological male students to use female restrooms.
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UNC, Jacob Doe object to partial unsealing of lawsuit settlement
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a former student object to media outlets’ request to unseal part of a recent federal lawsuit settlement involving the student’s expulsion.
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RNC backs NC lawmakers, elections board in same-day voter case
The Republican National Committee is supporting top North Carolina lawmakers and the state elections board at the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals. The RNC is urging the court to uphold a trial judge’s ruling in a case involving same-day voter registration.
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Top lawmakers, elections board defend challenged law at 4th Circuit
The North Carolina State Board of Elections and top Republican legislative leaders are defending a federal trial judge’s ruling in a case involving same-day voter registration rules.
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UNC protesters challenge sovereign immunity claims at 4th Circuit
Pro-Palestine protesters suing the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill pushed back on the university’s sovereign immunity claims in a new federal court brief.
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CJ joins DTH, Charlotte Ledger to unseal part of UNC’s Jacob Doe deal
Carolina Journal is joining the Daily Tar Heel and Charlotte Ledger to ask a federal judge to unseal part of a recent lawsuit settlement between the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a former student.
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Former Gaston teacher’s suit claims she was fired over Kirk comment
A former Gaston County school teacher says she was fired last year after posting a comment on social media about conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s murder. A new federal lawsuit alleges violations of Holly Ackerman’s constitutional rights.
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UNC protesters drop First Amendment claims after campus ban ends
Pro-Palestine protesters have dropped First Amendment claims against the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill now that university officials have ended orders that banned those protesters from campus in 2024.
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Left-wing groups claim young voter discrimination in 4th Circuit brief
Three left-of-center activist groups argue in a new federal court filing that North Carolina lawmakers intentionally discriminated against young voters when they changed same-day registration rules in 2023.
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UNC, expelled student settle suit over sexual assault investigation
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a former student identified in court records as Jacob Doe have settled their lawsuit over the sexual assault investigation that led to Doe’s expulsion.
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Judge gives preliminary approval to NC juvenile confinement settlement
A federal judge has granted preliminary approval to a settlement ending a class-action lawsuit over solitary confinement of juveniles in North Carolina.
