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North Carolina Supreme Court says bars’ COVID-19 lawsuits can proceed

August 25, 2025 Gary D. Robertson, NSJ 's A.P. Dillon contributing

RALEIGH — The North Carolina Supreme Court issued favorable rulings Friday for bars and their operators in litigation seeking monetary compensation from the state for COVID-19 restrictions first issued by then-Gov. Roy Cooper that shuttered […]

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Mixed ruling in Reopen NC protester lawsuit

May 5, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A Superior Court judge offered mixed rulings in a civil rights lawsuit brought by a Reopen NC protester by dismissing certain defendants while keeping others in play and allowing part of the case […]

NC Supreme Court rules in pair of COVID lawsuits

March 25, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The N.C. Supreme Court has ruled in a pair of COVID-era lawsuits involving UNC student fees and a teen vaccinated without parental consent. In a unanimous ruling the North Carolina Supreme Court found […]

NC Supreme Court sides with restaurants, bars in COVID-19 lawsuit

December 29, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The North Carolina Supreme Court issued a unanimous ruling in a COVID-19 insurance coverage dispute involving 15 bars and restaurants in the state. The court sided with North State Deli and 14 other businesses against Cincinnati Insurance […]

NC Supreme Court affirms Court of Appeals ruling in COVID lawsuit

August 23, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The North Carolina Supreme Court has affirmed the ruling by the Court of Appeals that Ace Speedway’s case involving constitutional violations during COVID lockdowns against the state can proceed. “The trial court correctly concluded […]

Two COVID-19 lawsuits see movement at NC Supreme Court

June 7, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Two COVID-19-related lawsuits saw movement at the end of May in North Carolina’s top court. One of the lawsuits involves the North Carolina Tavern and Bar Association suing North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper […]

The 2020 riots, four years later

May 30, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — During May and June 2020 amid COVID-19 lockdowns, Black Lives Matter protests broke out in U.S. major cities over the death of George Floyd. By night, those protests turned into violent riots. The […]

Case of teen vaccinated without permission appealed to NC Supreme Court

April 25, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A case involving a Guilford County teen who was vaccinated against their will and without parental permission may be heading to the N.C. Supreme Court based on an appeal filed on April 4. […]

Former Knightdale firefighter sues town over ‘unlawful’ termination tied to COVID shot mandate

December 13, 2023 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A former firefighter is suing the Town of Knightdale over the town refusing his religious exemption to the town’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for its workers and then firing him for refusing the shot. […]

State, Symphony file motions to dismiss in COVID-19 vaccination discrimination case

November 16, 2023 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The state of North Carolina and the North Carolina Symphony have filed motions to dismiss a case brought by former members of the symphony over COVID-19 vaccination mandates. In late August, three musicians […]