Today is Monday, the first day of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022-23 term. Here are some other news items. — Federal judge will snub Yale when hiring law clerks. — Is North Carolina’s voter identification law racially biased? — Potential ...

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Today is Monday, the 47th anniversary of the release of the movie “Jaws.” Here are some other news items. — Defense attorney’s great-grandson wins posthumous exoneration of Black teenager executed for 1930 murder. — First Amendment challenge to high school’s ...

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In relationships, exactly what constitutes “a keeper” is different for everyone. Even within a single North Carolina statute, there are two distinct meanings.

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North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein on Tuesday informed the U.S. Department of Education that Charlotte School of Law is no longer licensed to operate in the state and must close or face legal action. The announcement arrives nearly a ...

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In response to the North Carolina state legislature’s failure to repeal House Bill 2, a law that limits protections for LGBT people in the state, a professional organization for business historians is moving its 2018 annual meeting from Charlotte to ...

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North Carolina's voter ID law leads news summary including extradition from Hong Kong, a Wisconsin "takings" case and a Georgia murder trial with no definitive, official cause of death.

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WASHINGTON  — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from North Carolina to revive a requirement that abortion providers show and describe an ultrasound to a pregnant woman before she has an abortion. The justices left in place an ...

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A mediator will try to help settle a legal fight between North Carolina and environmental groups over a replacement bridge for the span linking inhabited Hatteras Island to the mainland Outer Banks.

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RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina state trooper should not have been fired for changing his story about what became of his wide-brimmed hat, the state Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday. The three-judge panel agreed with a lower court ruling ...

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ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — A federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected a North Carolina widow’s lawsuit blaming the Coast Guard for failing to save her husband’s life, saying the agency does not have a legal obligation to launch life-saving rescues. ...

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