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Court rejects police group’s brief in COVID arrest lawsuit
The North Carolina Court of Appeals will not allow a multistate police group to add its legal arguments to a case involving an arrest at a 2020 COVID shutdown protest.
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Police group takes note of Wake DA’s arguments in COVID arrest suit
A lawsuit stemming from an arrest at a Raleigh COVID shutdown protest six years ago is attracting attention now from a multistate group representing police.
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Highway Patrol becomes cabinet-level agency after 2024 veto override
Effective Tuesday July 1, on the 96th anniversary of its founding, the North Carolina State Highway Patrol (NCSHP) has officially been elevated to an independent, cabinet-level department, a significant restructuring resulting from the enactment of Senate Bill 382 passed in 2024.
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Judge drops some defendants, allows COVID protester’s lawsuit to move forward
A woman arrested after a COVID-19 shutdown protest in Raleigh in 2020 can proceed with her lawsuit against the city and four law enforcement officials. She cannot pursue claims against the governor, Wake County district attorney, or the head of the state Department of Public Safety.
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Arrested COVID shutdown protester takes case to NC court
A woman arrested after a 2020 Raleigh protest of then-Gov. Roy Cooper’s COVID-19 shutdown order heads back to court next week. She will ask a Wake County judge to allow her to proceed with a lawsuit against state and local officials.
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NC woman hopes 4th Circuit revives lawsuit over COVID protest arrest
A High Point woman is asking a federal Appeals Court to allow her to move forward with a lawsuit challenging her arrest during a 2020 protest in Raleigh against government COVID shutdown orders. A trial judge dismissed Monica Ussery’s suit in June 2024.
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Judge dismisses High Point woman’s federal lawsuit over COVID protest arrest
A federal judge has dismissed a High Point woman’s lawsuit against state and Raleigh law enforcement officers connected to her arrest at a 2020 COVID shutdown protest. Monica Ussery had argued that the arrest violated her constitutional rights.
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COVID protester defends federal lawsuit against multiple motions to dismiss
A High Point woman used court filings this week to defend her federal lawsuit challenging her arrest during a 2020 protest of Gov. Roy Cooper’s COVID-related shutdown orders. Monica Ussery's lawyers filed three separate documents Wednesday in US District Court. Ussery responded to multiple motions to dismiss her case.
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State, Raleigh, Wake DA all seek dismissal of federal suit tied to COVID protest arrest
Defendants in a federal lawsuit stemming from an arrest at a 2020 COVID shutdown protest are asking a judge to throw out the case. Four separate motions arrived in US District Court this week seeking dismissal of Monica Ussery’s complaint.
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Raleigh seeks removal from federal lawsuit challenging COVID protest arrest
The city of Raleigh is asking a federal judge to drop the city from a High Point woman’s lawsuit challenging her arrest connected to an April 2020 protest over state COVID-related shutdowns. Monica Ussery filed suit in April against the city, a now-retired police chief, and a now-retired Raleigh police captain, along with Gov. Roy...
