A federal Appeals Court panel questioned Wednesday whether a 10-year-old copyright lawsuit over images of the pirate Blackbeard’s flagship could move forward. The US Supreme Court ruled in 2020 that North Carolina state government had immunity from the suit.
The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected the final portion of a lawsuit Lumberton residents filed against CSX Transportation over flood damage from Hurricanes Matthew and Florence. It’s the second time federal appellate judges have addressed the dispute.
The bill would codify existing laws prohibiting state and local government agencies from collecting, disclosing, or demanding information that identifies a person’s association with a nonprofit organization.
Senate Bill 416, titled the Personal Privacy Protection Act, cleared the General Assembly and now sits on the desk of Gov. Josh Stein for consideration.
A three-judge federal Appeals Court panel questioned Friday why North Carolina state government lawyers challenged a lower court’s injunction in a case dealing with felon voting. The April 2024 injunction blocked state prosecutors from enforcing a law that created a Class I felony for convicted felons who vote in North Carolina elections without having their rights restored.
State lawmakers are considering a bill that would keep charitable donors’ personal information private. On Tuesday, the Senate judiciary committee voted to advance the Personal Privacy Protection Act sponsored by Sens. Warren Daniel, R-Burke; Ralph Hise, R-Mitchell; and Tim Moffitt, R-Henderson.
North Carolina House Speaker Destin Hall shared the vision of Republicans in the state legislature in his response to Democrat Gov. Josh Stein’s State of the State address Wednesday night, mainly noting that it was based on common sense issues on which most of the public shared the same viewpoint.
A split panel of the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals has thrown out a 114-month prison sentence for a North Carolina felon convicted on a gun charge. The court’s majority faulted the trial judge in the case for relying too heavily on violent acts the man committed while awaiting sentencing.
US Rep. Richard Huson addresses constituents at a local gun range after getting in some target practice.
A coalition of organizations is urging Congress to terminate the subsidies associated with the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the elements of the Green New Deal it codified in policy. The coalition, including the John Locke Foundation's Center for Food, Power, and Life, argues that these subsidies are counterproductive and impose undue financial burdens on taxpayers.
The span of early voting in North Carolina could be limited to just a week ahead of Election Day if a new proposal makes headway in the state legislature this session.
