‘Ballot selfie’ debate could be settled in NC by fall election
The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals agreed to an expedited briefing timeline in a case challenging North Carolina's laws against photos of completed election ballots.
Two voters challenging state Senate districts in northeastern North Carolina are dropping their appeal in federal court.
Former FBI Director James Comey will head to the federal courthouse in Greenville on May 11 for his initial appearance in the US Justice Department’s case against him.
New court filings challenge former US Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s motion to dismiss an alienation of affection lawsuit in a North Carolina federal court.
A federal Appeals Court has shortened the briefing timeline in a case challenging North Carolina’s ban on “ballot selfies.”
The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a resentencing Tuesday in a North Carolina drug case, prompting a dissenting judge to ask colleagues to “fix this mess.”
A federal judge has ruled against an environmental group seeking upgraded government protection of red wolves in eastern North Carolina.
The Libertarian voter challenging North Carolina’s ban on “ballot selfies” hopes a federal court will resolve her appeal by the November election.
Federal authorities are charging a 36-year-old Wilmington man with illegally registering to vote and voting in 2024 and 2026 despite serving on supervised release for a felony child pornography charge.
North Carolina’s Hispanic population holds the lowest high school graduation rate of any other race/ethnic group in the state, proving to be one of the biggest challenges facing that community today. Nonprofit groups are working to fill the gaps by promoting mentorships, parent programs, and broader education about school choice options.
According to Catherine Truitt, NC Superintendent of Public Instruction, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to underscore the limited nature of North Carolina’s accountability for public schools. She spoke about the challenges students continue to face and what is being done to fix the problems at Tuesday’s Council of State meeting.
On Monday Nov. 7, U.S. Attorney of the Eastern District of North Carolina federal court Michael Easley announced that an assistant U.S. Attorney, Susan Menzer, would serve as a district election officer (DEO). Menzer would oversee the district’s response to complaints regarding “election day complaints of voting rights concerns, threats of violence to election officials...