News Roundup
The novel coronavirus pandemic has drastically altered the lives of all Americans in the space of just a week. Shea and Jamie blogged on Monday about limitations on court proceedings […]
Bars Shuttered, Restaurants Emptied, and Deadlines Extended to Combat Spread of COVID-19
Executive Order 118. Governor Cooper issued Executive Order 118 on Tuesday, directing bars to close and restricting restaurants to selling food only for carry-out, drive through, delivery, and onsite consumption […]
Case Summaries – N.C. Court of Appeals (March 17, 2020)
This post summarizes the published criminal cases from the North Carolina Court of Appeals issued on March 17, 2020.
Federal Lawsuit Challenges Alamance County NC’s Bail System
In late 2019, bail litigation came to North Carolina. I have written before about successful federal bail litigation in other jurisdictions, including a decision holding that the bail system in […]
The Correctional System Responds to COVID-19 (and Some Preliminary Thoughts on Minimizing Correctional Interactions)
Shea’s earlier post discussed the court system’s response to COVID-19. This post shares some related information from the state correctional system.
Court Is Limited and Mass Gatherings Are Prohibited to Limit Spread of COVID-19
On Friday, Chief Justice Cheri Beasley entered two emergency directives to reduce the spread of infection from COVID-19. On Saturday, Governor Roy Cooper entered an executive order prohibiting mass gatherings […]
News Roundup
On Tuesday, an officer-involved shooting in Raleigh set off protests in the city that were fueled in part by social media postings in the immediate hours after the event. A […]
New Video Tech, Same Old Rules
My colleagues and predecessors here at the School of Government have written about video evidence many times over the years, summarizing the basic rules and significant cases in posts available […]
Proms and PBTs
Spring is only a few weeks away. Soon preparation will begin for the rites of the season, among them pruning, planting, and, of course, prom. A few weeks ago, I […]
Case Summary – U.S. Supreme Court (Mar. 3, 2020)
This post summarizes a criminal case from the United States Supreme Court from March 3, 2020.