North Carolina

This law school conducts meetings on a seven-seat conference bike

Why host meetings at a conference table when you can be riding a conference bike? That was the thought of J. Rich Leonard, the dean of Campbell University’s law school, who saw a conference bike at a moot court competition in Vienna and decided to bring the idea to his…

Nov 5, 2018 7:45 AM CST

Judge will end routine courtroom shackling of juveniles in detention, who can be as young as 6

A judge in Durham, North Carolina, said Monday he will end his routine practice of shackling juveniles in his courtroom. Judge Jim Hill issued a statement that said, as a general rule, youths will no longer enter his courtroom in restraints, the Herald Sun reported. When he is led to…

Oct 30, 2018 7:00 AM CDT

FBI asks Google to turn over data on all users who were close to robbery locations

The FBI has asked Google for location data on anyone close in time and location to robberies in Virginia and Maine. The FBI’s “reverse location” orders could ensnare anyone who uses Google services at specific times in the robbery areas, Forbes reports. People could be caught up in the probes…

Oct 25, 2018 8:30 AM CDT

North Carolina order opens up pro bono opportunities to serve Hurricane Florence victims

As our concerns are with those in the path of Hurricane Michael, lawyers across America are eligible for a pro bono opportunity made possible by a recent order of the North Carolina Supreme Court. The order permits out-of-state lawyers to temporarily provide pro bono legal services to low- to moderate-income North Carolina residents affected by Hurricane Florence.

Oct 11, 2018 4:35 PM CDT

North Carolina bar accuses lawyer of stealing from 2 death row exonerees

A Florida lawyer defrauded, deceived and embezzled funds from two mentally disabled clients who were declared innocent after spending 31 years in prison, according to a complaint filed Wednesday by the North Carolina State Bar. Henry McCollum and his half-brother, Leon Brown, were exonerated in 2014 after serving decades in…

Sep 28, 2018 6:00 AM CDT

IBM faces age discrimination class action suit

IBM faces a class action lawsuit over age discrimination after firing thousands of American employees. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, alleges that IBM fired three plaintiffs because of their age. “IBM has discriminated, and continues to discriminate, against its older workers,…

Sep 19, 2018 6:05 AM CDT

Some courts, law schools affected by Florence starting to reopen

Continuing coverage: Florence is now a tropical depression in the Ohio Valley, and while damage from the onetime hurricane is still being felt, some courts and law schools are reopening.

Sep 17, 2018 7:48 AM CDT

Some ex-students join Charlotte School of Law in limited settlement fund motion

Updated: A joint motion to settle a proposed class action brought by former students of the shuttered for-profit Charlotte School of Law was filed Tuesday with one group of plaintiffs opting not to join. The school agreed to pay $2.65 million for a limited settlement fund, Law360 reports. The action…

Sep 13, 2018 6:05 AM CDT

Court may bar use of North Carolina congressional map in next election due to partisan gerrymander

A three-judge panel said Monday it may require North Carolina or a special master to redraw the state’s congressional districts before the November elections because the boundaries were unconstitutionally drawn in 2016 to benefit Republicans. The panel ruled after the U.S. Supreme Court directed it to reconsider whether the North…

Aug 28, 2018 8:20 AM CDT

Potential closure plan for Arizona Summit discussed while accreditation appeal is pending

Updated: If Arizona Summit School of Law, a for-profit InfiLaw campus, loses its ABA accreditation, students may have the option to finish their education at Arizona State University’s law school.

Jul 27, 2018 11:23 AM CDT

North Carolina bar to propose mandatory technology CLE credit

The North Carolina State Bar is joining a new but growing trend of state bar associations requiring technology CLEs by proposing that one out of 12 approved CLE hours must include technology training.

May 21, 2018 3:26 PM CDT

Lawyer who helped an exoneree blow through $750K faces ethics complaints

The North Carolina State Bar is investigating a Florida lawyer for his treatment of two mentally disabled clients who spent 31 years in prison before being declared innocent. Henry McCollum and his half-brother, Leon Brown, were exonerated in 2014 after serving decades in prison for the notorious rape and murder…

May 1, 2018 2:00 PM CDT

The North Carolina legislature is attacking judges who rule against it

After voters elected Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper in November 2016, the Republican North Carolina General Assembly quickly passed laws that drastically limited the powers of the executive branch. The outgoing Republican governor signed the bills, which have been challenged in court, along with other laws passed since then.

Mar 22, 2018 8:30 AM CDT

Supreme Court grants partial stay in North Carolina redistricting case

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday partly stayed a lower court decision in a redistricting case from North Carolina that involved allegations of racial gerrymandering.

Feb 7, 2018 9:02 AM CST

North Carolina fixes a glitch in state’s DWI law—for 1 inmate

A North Carolina man who was the subject of a Marshall Project story about a glitch in the state’s DWI law that traps people with long sentences in ill-equipped local jails has been moved to a state penitentiary. Brandon Hewett has been serving his nine-year sentence for drunk driving in…

Feb 2, 2018 7:00 AM CST