Most NC counties and municipalities have received their first of two distributions of Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund monies, as
This post summarizes published criminal decisions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals released on December 21, 2021. As always, these summaries
Session Law 2021-191 (S.B. 473) modifies governing board members’ duty to vote and recusal procedures. Specifically, Section 14-234.3 prohibits
The federal Occupational Health and Safety Administration’s (OSHA’s) vaccination-or-testing mandate (the OSHA mandate) was scheduled to take
WLOS reports that North Carolina Highway Patrol Trooper Kevin E. Glenn was shot on Tuesday while deploying stop sticks in an effort to end a motor
By now, most readers of this blog have probably seen the news stories about a school shooting that occurred in Michigan a couple weeks ago, and are
In this earlier blog post, I provided a then-current overview of criminal law and related legislation enacted by the North Carolina General Assembly
This post summarizes published criminal and related decisions released by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals during November of 2021. Decisions that
S.L. 2021-182 (S 183) enacted significant changes to the laws that require certain persons convicted of driving while impaired to have ignition
The Detroit Free Press reports that a $100 million federal civil lawsuit has been filed against the Michigan school district where a high school
This post summarizes published criminal and juvenile delinquency decisions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals released on December 7, 2021.
As in recent sessions, the General Assembly remained active in revising North Carolina’s expunction laws. The biggest changes came in S.L. 2021-118
Note: A version of this post was originally published 9/30/2013. The post was updated and substantially revised on 12/7/21 to reflect repeal of the
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Most of us, at one point or another, have dedicated a day of the week to running our personal errands. That day might consist of going to the grocery
At a prominent corner in downtown, there’s a vacant lot. The adopted Downtown Plan envisions a café or a bookshop or a boutique—something to