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The lawsuit, filed in West Virginia’s northern district, challenges the NCAA’s authority to impose a one-year delay in the eligibility of certain athletes who transfer between schools. The suit said the rule “unjustifiably restrains the ability of these college athletes to engage in the market for their labor as NCAA Division I college athletes.”
Children's camp, residents file lawsuit against Rockingham County over rezoning decision
A children's camp and several residents have filed a lawsuit against Rockingham County looking to overturn a rezoning decision that affects nearly 200 acres of land.
Transgender residents in North Carolina, Montana file lawsuits challenging new state restrictions
Transgender residents of North Carolina and Montana added Wednesday to a growing list of lawsuits challenging the recent onslaught of Republican state laws aimed at transgender individuals.
Raleigh mass shooting suspect faces 5 murder charges as his case moves to adult court
A teenager is facing murder charges in adult court nearly one year after police say the youth killed five people and injured two others in a shooting rampage that rocked his quiet neighborhood in North Carolina’s capital city.
Lexington rally calls for McNeair's clemency after more than 40 years in prison
About 40 people gathered in Lexington Saturday seeking clemency for longtime inmate Charles McNeair.
A North Carolina court justice wants to block an ethics panel probe, citing her free speech
A Democratic justice on North Carolina's Republican-majority Supreme Court sued an ethics panel Tuesday to
Court tosses Jan. 6 sentence in ruling that could impact other low-level Capitol riot cases
A federal appeals court on Friday ordered a new sentence for a North Carolina man who pleaded guilty to a petty offense in the Capitol riot — a ruling that could impact dozens of low-level cases in the massive Jan. 6, 2021 prosecution.
Outgoing North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Mike Morgan considering gubernatorial bid
North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice Mike Morgan, who announced last month he won't seek reelection to the court next year, says he's weighing a 2024 bid for governor.
Post Dobbs decision, abortion debates shift to the states
One year after the U.S.