The ruling was released months after the accused settled a civil lawsuit brought on behalf of the girl who said he’d abused ...

Ever since November, North Carolina has wrestled with a fundamental question whose answer could have wide-ranging implications for the future of voting both in the state and across the country: Is an ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Disputed ballots in the still unresolved 2024 race for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat must remain in the final count, a federal judge ruled late Monday, a decision that if ...

RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina Supreme Court's 2024 election took another turn on Monday, with that court temporarily blocking a lower court decision that could invalidate over 60,000 ballots. On ...

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North Carolina's court system is taking steps to make jury duty less painful. Jurors will now receive payment for their service on a debit card as they leave the courthouse. Until now, they've had to ...

The lawsuit seeks to keep the state from requiring photo IDs for 5,500 military and overseas absentee voters whose ballots were challenged by Republican Jefferson Griffin. The voters say state law ...

Stein argues that if the law is allowed to stand, then "the General Assembly can effectively control the executive branch, no matter who the people elect to be Governor or to the Council of State." ...

When North Carolina legalized smokable hemp in 2018, police and prosecutors spoke frequently and clearly about their biggest fear: It would effectively legalize marijuana in North Carolina, they said, ...