October 20, 2020
Update: These directives were renewed by an order entered November 16, 2020. They now expire December 14, 2020. Chief Justice Cheri Beasley entered an omnibus order on Thursday, October 15, […]
October 19, 2020
The 2020 Cumulative Supplement to Arrest, Search, and Investigation in North Carolina, written by Robert L. Farb and Christopher Tyner, is now available for purchase. The supplement updates Arrest, Search, […]
October 16, 2020
The Senate Judiciary Committee held four days of hearings this week on President Trump’s nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court. The committee is expected to approve […]
October 9, 2020
Yesterday afternoon, federal and state officials announced that 13 men had been arrested and charged with various criminal offenses arising from plots to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, kill law […]
October 8, 2020
This post summarizes published criminal opinions by the North Carolina Court of Appeals released on October 6, 2020.
October 2, 2020
WLOS reported this week that the Macon County Sheriff’s Office has been identified as a COVID-19 cluster after multiple employees tested positive for the virus. In a statement posted to […]
October 1, 2020
This post summarizes opinions issued by the North Carolina Supreme Court on September 25, 2020.
September 25, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died last Friday at her home in Washington at age 87. Ginsburg served on the Court for 27 years after being nominated by […]
September 23, 2020
A federal court Consent Order has been entered in the Alamance County bail litigation. The relief granted in that order and the county’s new local bail and first appearance policies […]
September 22, 2020
Two changes in the law have led to a new phenomenon—the need for youth under the age of 18 to satisfy conditions of pretrial release while being confined in a […]