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DOJ accuses Duke Law School of racial discrimination in admissions
The US Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division is accusing the Duke University Law School of intentional racial discrimination in admissions from 2023 to 2025.
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NC House committee questions Buncombe County over DEI
Buncombe officials sought to “correct the record” on testimony given to the committee on Jan. 7 by Republican Asheville lawyer Ruth Smith.
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Judge rejects DNC, Elias client intervention in NC voting case
A federal judge has rejected attempts from the Democratic National Committee and clients of Democratic operative Marc Elias to intervene in a North Carolina election dispute.
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Justice Department opposes reopening settlement of NC election dispute
The US Department of Justice is opposing requests to revisit the settlement of a federal lawsuit over North Carolina voter registration.
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Bishop to be appointed US attorney for Middle District of NC
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Deputy Director Dan Bishop will be taking on a new role as the US Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina, which covers Durham, Greensboro, and Winston-Salem.
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Judge agrees to put NC election lawsuit on hold until federal government reopens
A federal judge has agreed that no further action will take place in the US Justice Department’s voter registration lawsuit against North Carolina election officials while the federal government remains shut down.
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Federal shutdown could delay action in NC election lawsuit
The US Department of Justice is asking a federal judge to place a hold on the lawsuit pitting the federal government against North Carolina’s State Board of Elections. The partial federal government shutdown prompted the request for a stay in the case.
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Democrats, Elias clients challenge settlement of federal NC election dispute
The Democratic National Committee and a group working with Democratic operative Marc Elias’ law firm are challenging the recent deal ending a lawsuit between the US Justice Department and North Carolina’s election board. Both the DNC and Elias’ client filed paperwork in federal court Tuesday. Both groups urge US Chief District Judge Richard Myers to revisit their requests to enter the case as defendants.
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Boliek investigating Charlotte transit system after light rail murder
NC State Auditor Dave Boliek said his office will now be investigating the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) after the horrifying murder of Iryna Zarutska, 23, on Charlotte’s light rail shortly before 10 pm on Aug. 22 by 34-year-old Decarlos Brown Jr.
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Judge accepts deal ending US Justice Department lawsuit against NC elections board
A federal judge has signed off on the deal ending the US Justice Department’s lawsuit against the North Carolina State Board of Elections over incomplete voter registrations. The decision means the Democratic Party and left-of-center activists will not join the dispute as defendants.
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Justice Department, NC elections board file joint motion to end voter registration suit
The US Department of Justice and North Carolina State Board of Elections filed a joint motion Wednesday for a court order ending a federal lawsuit over incomplete voter registrations. The motion filed Wednesday with US Chief District Judge Richard Myers would resolve the complaint the federal government filed against the state elections board in May.
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NC elections board to consider settlement of Justice Department lawsuit Wednesday
The North Carolina State Board of Elections will consider on Wednesday a proposed settlement of a lawsuit the US Justice Department filed against the board in May. The settlement could head to a federal judge as early as Thursday. The suit challenges alleged deficiencies in North Carolina’s voter registrations.
