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4th Circuit kicks Alamance protest arrest case back to state court

The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals is sending a dispute over a 2020 arrest at an Alamance County protest back to state court. The decision vacates a trial judge’s ruling favoring the Alamance County sheriff over an arrested protester.

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Bishop conducts crime and safety listening tour in Raleigh

Congressman Dan Bishop, R, NC-08, the Republican candidate for attorney general in November’s general election, made a stop at the Wake County Shrine Club in Raleigh Thursday as part of his Crime and Safety Listening Tour. Bishop’s Democratic opponent is Congressman Jeff Jackson, NC-14. The tour has made stops in Western North Carolina, the Charlotte...

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Moore, Weatherman among GOP figures supporting parents’ Charlotte Latin lawsuit

State House Speaker Tim Moore and lieutenant governor candidate Hal Weatherman are among 14 Republican political figures supporting parents who seek the North Carolina Supreme Court’s review of a lawsuit against a Charlotte private school. Doug and Nicole Turpin argue that Charlotte Latin School breached its contract with the Turpin family by expelling two children in 2021.

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Former Charlotte Latin parents appeal case to NC Supreme Court

Parents of two children expelled from a Charlotte private school in 2021 are making their second bid for the North Carolina Supreme Court to take the case. Their latest appeal Tuesday followed April's split 2-1 decision against the parents from the state’s second-highest court.

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Appeals Court splits in second ruling against former Charlotte private school parents

The state Court of Appeals has ruled a second time against parents challenging the expulsion of their children from a Charlotte private school. Unlike the first unanimous ruling in January, the latest decision split judges, 2-1, and produced three separate opinions.

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