James Richardson was convicted in a drive-by double shooting outside a Greenville nightclub in 2009.
Anne Blythe
Anne Blythe, a former reporter for The News & Observer, has reported on courts, criminal justice, and an array of topics in North Carolina for more than three decades.
Posted inCourts & Justice
New Budget Overhauls Program Used to Fund Low-Income Civil Legal Services
N.C. Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Accounts, or IOLTA, has awarded more than $134 million to organizations across the state in 40 years.
Posted inK-12 Education
Is the Leandro Case Dead Yet?
The five school districts that filed the initial claims asked the state Supreme Court to put a hold on its April ruling.
Posted inPolitics & Government
Auditor Says State Bar Program Follows Grant Rules, Could Monitor Funds Better
The General Assembly has frozen the funds. Legal aid groups said the audit did not identify examples of money being improperly disbursed or misused.
Posted inK-12 Education
Leandro Is Dead. Long Live Leandro?
After landmark litigation collapsed this month, public education advocates are mulling the next best way to make the state’s constitutional promise of a sound, basic education for all a reality.
Posted inK-12 Education
N.C. Supreme Court Reverses 2022 Ruling on Leandro School Funding Plan
Leandro v. North Carolina began in 1994, when five low-wealth counties sued the state over what they contended was inadequate funding.
Posted inPolitics & Government
Lawyers Trying to Overhaul State Bar Discipline System Say They ‘Will Not Be Bullied’
Critics say the committee is trying to politicize the State Bar and shield many misconduct complaints from the public.
Posted inPolitics & Government
Setting the Bar
A controversial proposal on the State Bar’s disciplinary process moved forward last week despite concerns it will politicize the disciplinary process and reduce transparency.
Posted inCourts & Justice
Set in Stone: Court Says Gaston County Confederate Monument Can Stay
The three-judge Court of Appeals panel dismissed a legal challenge describing the monument as “a symbol of intimidation, oppression and injustice.”
Posted inK-12 Education
Two Years, No Leandro Ruling
The next batch of Supreme Court rulings aren’t scheduled to be released until March 20.
