NC Supreme Court Hears Arguments In Case Over Who Controls NC Education
The State Supreme Court is weighing arguments in the case of a power struggle between North Carolina's superintendent and the State Board of Education.
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Suit: Judges Won't Weigh Bond In Carolinas Immigration Cases
A new lawsuit filed in Charlotte aims to allow non-citizens to be released from police custody on bond.
Suit Seeks To Stop New Limits Around Farm Operations
North Carolina's only farmworker union is challenging a law limiting organized labor's activities in and around the state's vegetable and tobacco fields and other agricultural operations.
Environmental, Civil Rights Groups Intend To Sue Duke Energy Over Coal Ash Storage
Environmental and civil rights groups say they'll sue Duke Energy for violating parts of the Clean Water Act
Annexation Debates In North Carolina Often A Mix Of Politics, Money And Race
A predominantly black community in the Triad is suing a mostly white town nearby.
States Sue To Block DACA Termination, Citing Trump's 'Racial Animus'
State attorneys general also argue that the Trump administration's decision to phase out the Obama-era program violates due process rights of the immigrants by failing to protect their personal data.
Lawyer Sues Trump, Saying He'd Rather Not
"I think people are afraid to put their name on a lawsuit against the president," Jeffrey Lovitky says. "There is a sense that Donald Trump can be very difficult on people who oppose him."
Parent Company of Kay Jewelers Accused Of Wage Discrimination Against Women
Some 69,000 employees are covered by a class-action lawsuit against the company. Hundreds of women have given newly released firsthand accounts of enduring unwanted sexual advances by male superiors.
Washington State Court Rules Florist Broke The Law By Refusing To Serve Gay Couple
The state Supreme Court has ruled that a florist broke a state anti-discrimination law when she refused to provide flowers for a wedding between two men.
La. Governor Sued Over State's Alleged Failure To Provide Lawyers To Poor Defendants
A lawsuit filed Monday describes defendants waiting months in jail before meeting a lawyer, and some defendants who don't get a lawyer at all. Similar suits are underway in at least six other states.