/tags/courts Courts en-US Copyright Mon, 26 Aug 2024 13:56:38 GMT /news/2024-08-26/north-carolina-court-ace-speedway-can-sue-covid19 Ace Speedway in Alamance County and its owners accuse Gov. Roy Cooper’s administration of violating its constitutional rights. The state Supreme Court agreed unanimously Friday that the speedway can seek financial damages. Mon, 26 Aug 2024 13:56:38 GMT /news/2024-08-26/north-carolina-court-ace-speedway-can-sue-covid19 Associated Press /politics/2024-07-18/pro-publica-phil-berger-judges-families-recuse Ambiguous — and unenforced — recusal standards mean few checks and balances for top judges when cases involve their family members. Thu, 18 Jul 2024 14:50:58 GMT /politics/2024-07-18/pro-publica-phil-berger-judges-families-recuse Noah Pransky, Brooke Williams and Andrew Botolino for ProPublica /education/2024-06-06/school-calendar-law-north-carolina-judge-carteret-county The court ruling is the latest development in a decades-long dispute between North Carolina school boards and the state’s tourism industry over when the majority of the state’s public school students should begin and end their summer vacation. Thu, 06 Jun 2024 20:00:48 GMT /education/2024-06-06/school-calendar-law-north-carolina-judge-carteret-county Liz Schlemmer /health/2024-06-04/abortion-north-carolina-catherine-eagles-mifepristone-moore-berger Federal District Court Judge Catherine Eagles overruled a spate of North Carolina laws that added new requirements to the abortion drug mifepristone. Tue, 04 Jun 2024 18:16:45 GMT /health/2024-06-04/abortion-north-carolina-catherine-eagles-mifepristone-moore-berger Jason deBruyn /politics/2024-05-06/federal-lawsuit-north-carolina-voter-id-trial-preview A trial over a federal lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s photo voter identification law has started. The trial began in Winston-Salem on Monday, more than five years after the NAACP sued over the voter ID law enacted by the Republican-dominated General Assembly. Mon, 06 May 2024 13:36:28 GMT /politics/2024-05-06/federal-lawsuit-north-carolina-voter-id-trial-preview Associated Press /news/2024-05-01/north-carolina-abortion-pill-restrictions-unlawful-federal-judge U.S. District Judge Catherine Eagles granted a partial victory on Tuesday to a physician who performs abortions and last year sued state and local prosecutors and state health and medical officials. Wed, 01 May 2024 11:30:22 GMT /news/2024-05-01/north-carolina-abortion-pill-restrictions-unlawful-federal-judge Associated Press /news/2024-04-29/ecourts-complaints-lawsuit eCourts has been plagued by complaints about its implementation and faces a lawsuit. Mon, 29 Apr 2024 19:06:13 GMT /news/2024-04-29/ecourts-complaints-lawsuit Rusty Jacobs /politics/2024-04-17/pandemic-rules-bars-violated-north-carolina-constitution-roy-cooper A state Court of Appeals panel ruled unanimously Tuesday that a trial judge erred when he rejected claims by the North Carolina Bar and Tavern Association and private bars that their constitutional rights to earn a living and for equal treatment under the law had been violated. Wed, 17 Apr 2024 14:02:47 GMT /politics/2024-04-17/pandemic-rules-bars-violated-north-carolina-constitution-roy-cooper Associated Press /politics/2024-03-12/north-carolina-elections-board-republicans-governor-cooper The decision Monday from the three-judge panel handed a significant setback to legislative Republicans seeking to wrest those decisions from the governor. Tue, 12 Mar 2024 15:40:14 GMT /politics/2024-03-12/north-carolina-elections-board-republicans-governor-cooper Associated Press /education/2024-02-22/leandro-case-nc-supreme-courts-education-funding The North Carolina Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in the ongoing school funding case known as Leandro. Thu, 22 Feb 2024 21:11:14 GMT /education/2024-02-22/leandro-case-nc-supreme-courts-education-funding Liz Schlemmer