RALEIGH — The 2025 legislative session kicked off Jan. 8 with the swearing in of members in both chambers of the North Carolina General Assembly, including the formal installation of Rep. Destin Hall (R-Granite Falls) […]
RALEIGH — On Dec. 17, the members of North Carolina’s 59th Electoral College convened at the State Capitol in Raleigh to cast the state’s 16 official votes for President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD […]
RALEIGH — Chief Justice Paul Newby and his wife, Macon, completed an historic 100-county courthouse tour last week with two stops in eastern North Carolina. Newby visited the Chowan and Dare county courthouses last week […]
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Supreme Court granted a request backed by attorneys for the state, local school boards and guardians of current students to hear the matter in the coming months, rather than wait […]
RALEIGH – Chief Justice Paul Newby appointed Dr. Donald van der Vaart as the new Chief Administrative Law Judge and Director of the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH). OAH is a quasi-judicial agency that provides administrative law […]
RALEIGH – Gov. Roy Cooper announced on Friday, May 14, that North Carolinians who are fully vaccinated will no longer need to abide by the state’s mask mandate or social distancing requirements. Speaking from the […]
RALEIGH — Chief Justice Paul Newby launched a courthouse tour this week with the ambitious goal of visiting courthouses in all 100 counties. The tour began in the westernmost part of the state, with visits to Cherokee, Graham, Clay, Macon and Swain […]
RALEIGH – Chief Justice Paul Newby issued a new order extending nine emergency directives for the state’s judicial branch for another 30 days. In the order, Newby says he committed to the state’s constitutional mandate […]
RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services’ (NCDHHS) latest update to its COVID-19 vaccination plan includes a wide range of judicial and court workers. NCDHHS’ Vaccine Prioritization Framework altered its Front Line […]
RALEIGH – Chief Justice Paul Newby made several changes to the judicial branch’s emergency directives on Thursday, ending eight directives last issued by former Chief Justice Cheri Beasley including the prohibition on jury trials. An […]
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