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Feds counter Comey arguments in 100+ pages of new filings
The federal government countered legal arguments from former FBI Director James Comey in more than 100 pages of new filings Tuesday in a North Carolina federal court.
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Judge will not force Cooper to testify in COVID bar shutdown case
A Superior Court judge will not force former Gov. Roy Cooper to offer sworn testimony in a lawsuit brought by North Carolina bar owners. The bar owners challenge Cooper’s executive orders that forced bars to remain closed during the COVID pandemic.
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Bar owners label Cooper testimony ‘crucial’ in COVID shutdown case
Bar owners suing over North Carolina government’s shutdown of their businesses during the COVID pandemic want to hear from former Gov. Roy Cooper. They explained in a court filing Friday why Cooper’s sworn testimony is "crucial" to their case.
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Cooper deposition motion labeled ‘extreme’ in COVID bar shutdown case
Forcing former Gov. Roy Cooper to provide sworn testimony would be an “extreme remedy” in a lawsuit brought by bar owners shut down because of Cooper’s COVID-related shutdown orders. State government lawyers offered that argument in a court filing Thursday.
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State boards clash in court over concealed handgun training rules
North Carolina’s second-highest court will decide in the coming months whether a state agency had authority to mandate rules for training courses linked to local concealed handgun permits.
News
NC Appeals Court wrestles with vacated murder charges in 2002 case
The North Carolina Court of Appeals will decide in the months ahead whether a trial judge had the authority to vacate murder convictions and dismiss charges related to a 2002 killing in Winston-Salem.
News
Stein pulls Smythe DPS nomination, blames NC Senate for inaction
The governor has appointed NC DPS Chief of Staff Casandra Hoekstra to serve as interim secretary while a search is conducted to find the next permanent secretary.
News
More bar owners drop out of COVID shutdown lawsuit
Fifteen more plaintiffs are dropping out of a six-year-old lawsuit challenging then-Gov. Roy Cooper’s decision to keep North Carolina bars closed during the COVID pandemic.
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Judge signs order ending lawsuit over NC Medicaid autism services
A Wake County judge has signed off on a deal ending a lawsuit over autism services provided through North Carolina’s Medicaid program.
News
Documents detail settlement of federal suit over juvenile confinement
New documents offer details about the proposed settlement of a class-action lawsuit over solitary confinement of juveniles in North Carolina.
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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.
Opinion
The governing method behind Tillis’ latest deal
The governing style frustrating much of the Republican base is the same one Tillis developed in Raleigh, long before he arrived in Washington.
