New Trial Scheduled In $23 Billion Case Against Reynolds Tobacco
A Florida court has ordered a new trial in a lawsuit against Winston-Salem-based R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. A lower court had originally awarded plaintiff Cynthia Robinson $23 billion.
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Voters Sue Activist, Claiming NC Ballot Protests Libeled Them
Four North Carolina voters are suing a political activist they say falsely claimed they voted illegally last November because they were felons or voted in other states.
Court Blocks Measure That Strips Cooper Of Powers
A North Carolina court has temporarily blocked a state law passed by the GOP-controlled legislature that strips the Democratic governor of his some of his powers.
Judge: Release Video In Charlotte Police Shooting Of Suspect
A North Carolina judge has ordered the release of video showing a fatal shooting by Charlotte-Mecklenburg police in 2012.
China Exonerates Man Executed 21 Years Ago For A Murder He Didn't Commit
A grieving mother fought for more than 20 years to clear her son's name after his wrongful conviction. Miscarriages of justice are rarely reversed in China and this is seen as a landmark case.
At A Makeshift Iraqi Court, Harsh Justice For Those Accused Of Aiding ISIS
Working in difficult circumstances, lawyers and judges do their best to administer justice. NPR was present at a trial of a man accused of repairing ISIS vehicles. He and relatives denied ISIS links.
Federal Judge: North Carolina Magistrates Can Refuse To Marry Same-Sex Couples
But the door is open for more legal challenges.
Redistricting, Take Two: What New Statehouse Maps Could Mean For North Carolina Voters
Last week, federal judges struck down 30 North Carolina state legislative districts as unconstitutional because the court said were racially gerrymandered.
Federal Court Strikes Down North Carolina Voter ID Law
A federal appeals court has found that a North Carolina voter ID law was enacted "with discriminatory intent" and has been blocked.
Wake County Election Board To Appeal District Border Rulings
The Wake County Board of Elections will appeal a federal court ruling that rejected the state legislature's district lines for the county board of commissioners and the school board.