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Federal judge allows suit over jail mental health services to proceed
A federal judge will allow a lawsuit to proceed against a North Carolina state agency over mental health services provided to jail inmates.
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Appeals Court uses armed NC felon’s case to highlight basic judicial rule
The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals used the case of an armed felon Friday to highlight a larger issue involving challenges to trial judges’ decisions.
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Mental health suit targeting NC jails could proceed as class action
A lawsuit targeting mental health services available to inmates in North Carolina’s county jails could move forward as a class-action complaint.
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College Democrats drop lawsuit over early voting sites
The College Democrats of North Carolina have dropped their lawsuit against state and local election officials over early voting sites on college campuses.
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Judge denies injunction for early voting sites on three NC campuses
A federal judge has denied College Democrats’ request for an injunction that would mandate early voting sites on three North Carolina public university campuses.
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Elections boards oppose College Democrats’ early voting injunction
The North Carolina State Board of Elections and two local elections boards oppose College Democrats’ request for a federal court injunction mandating early voting sites on three state university campuses.
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Hearing set Thursday in College Democrats’ early voting site lawsuit
A federal judge has scheduled a Thursday hearing on College Democrats’ request for an injunction that would mandate early voting sites on three North Carolina university campuses.
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Appeals Court revives former inmate’s Davie, Stokes County lawsuit
A federal Appeals Court will allow a former jail inmate’s lawsuit to proceed against Davie and Stokes counties.
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Federal Appeals Court upholds Concord man’s hate crime convictions
The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a Concord man’s conviction on federal hate crime charges. Marian Hudak was sentenced in 2024 to 41 months in prison and three years of supervised release.
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Judge throws out NC ‘sore horse’ case challenging federal administrative procedure
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit in North Carolina challenging the process the government used to charge a man with entering a “sore” horse into a competition. The decision arrived one day after the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the case.
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Appeals Court rejects injunction in NC horse show dispute
The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals will not issue an injunction in a North Carolina case involving allegations of show horse abuse. Appellate judges agreed Monday that plaintiff Joe Manis failed to show that he would suffer “irreparable harm” without an injunction.
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Judge allows eCourts lawsuit to proceed against vendor, Mecklenburg sheriff
A federal lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s eCourts implementation can proceed against vendor Tyler Technologies and the Mecklenburg County sheriff. A court order Monday dropped Wake County’s sheriff from the dispute.
