/tags/court Court en-US Copyright Wed, 18 May 2022 04:25:09 GMT /news/2022-05-18/republicans-vie-for-general-assembly-court-seats Redistricting in rural or slow-growth areas meant four pairs of Republicans are competing against each other in General Assembly primaries. Wed, 18 May 2022 04:25:09 GMT /news/2022-05-18/republicans-vie-for-general-assembly-court-seats Associated Press /news/2022-05-13/texas-supreme-court-oks-state-child-abuse-inquiries-into-the-families-of-trans-kids The ruling overturns an injunction barring state officials from following Abbott's directive to view treatments such as hormones and puberty-blocking drugs as incidents of child abuse. Fri, 13 May 2022 16:32:25 GMT /news/2022-05-13/texas-supreme-court-oks-state-child-abuse-inquiries-into-the-families-of-trans-kids Bill Chappell /news/2022-04-05/appeals-courts-asked-to-step-in-on-nc-offenders-voting-case Last week, a panel of trial judges struck down a nearly 50-year-old state law that prevents someone convicted of a felony from having voting rights restored while they are still on probation, parole or post-release supervision. Tue, 05 Apr 2022 18:35:22 GMT /news/2022-04-05/appeals-courts-asked-to-step-in-on-nc-offenders-voting-case Associated Press /news/2022-03-04/federal-judge-blocks-rep-madison-cawthorns-candidacy-challenge U.S. District Judge Richard Myers declared the state's candidate challenge process didn't apply to a portion of the 14th Amendment designed to prevent congressmen who had fought on the Confederate side during the Civil War from returning to Congress, according to attorneys involved in the challenge and Cawthorn's lawsuit. Fri, 04 Mar 2022 19:44:09 GMT /news/2022-03-04/federal-judge-blocks-rep-madison-cawthorns-candidacy-challenge Associated Press /news/2021-08-25/bill-raising-juvenile-prosecution-age-in-nc-gets-final-ok The North Carolina legislature agreed on Tuesday that only children 8 and older can be prosecuted in the state's juvenile courts — up from the current age of 6. Wed, 25 Aug 2021 19:09:48 GMT /news/2021-08-25/bill-raising-juvenile-prosecution-age-in-nc-gets-final-ok Associated Press /law/2017-05-01/chief-justice-martin-supports-raise-the-age-bill The chief justice of North Carolina's top court threw his support behind legislation to raise the age of juvenile offenders.North Carolina is now the only… Mon, 01 May 2017 20:58:19 GMT /law/2017-05-01/chief-justice-martin-supports-raise-the-age-bill Rusty Jacobs /show/the-state-of-things/2015-05-28/life-inside-the-courtroom-a-more-honest-take Allison Leotta was a federal sex-crimes prosecutor in Washington D.C. for more than a decade. Every day when she came home from work, she would think to… Thu, 28 May 2015 15:42:44 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2015-05-28/life-inside-the-courtroom-a-more-honest-take Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2015-05-28/life-inside-the-courtroom-a-more-honest-take Allison Leotta was a federal sex-crimes prosecutor in Washington D.C. for more than a decade. Every day when she came home from work, she would think to… Thu, 28 May 2015 15:42:44 GMT /arts-culture/2015-05-28/life-inside-the-courtroom-a-more-honest-take Andrew Tie