Four men convicted of murdering NBA star Chris Paul’s grandfather are back in court.
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.
The Docket: Another Appeal in Chandler Case
A Madison County man says a superior court judge ignored evidence of prosecutorial misconduct.
The Docket: Judge and Landlord?
The North Carolina Office of Administrative Hearings has been paying one of its judges to rent office space.
The Docket: Invited Guests Only
Sponsored by: For at least the past three months, a yellow sign declaring “ALL JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS ARE CONFIDENTIAL” hung outside room 2D at the Guilford County courthouse. The sign was gone last week, but the sentiment was still very much the rule. People entering the compact wood-paneled courtroom had to sign in and state the […]
The Docket: A Fight Over Ancestral Land in Carteret
Sponsored by: A sign near the Tuscarora community in Maxton, N.C. (Cornell Watson for The Assembly) Plans for new development often cause community divides, but a dispute over what should happen to 21 acres in Carteret County has caused more than your typical rift. Construction at the Bridge View subdivision in the small town of […]
The Docket: An Appeal to SCOTUS
Russell William Tucker is taking his Batson case to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The Docket: A Fight Over Footage
Plus, a police shooting in Cherokee County raises questions about who decides whether a legal line has been crossed.
The Docket: Cooper Vetoes ‘Raise the Age’ Changes
Attempts to nullify two justice-system reforms that passed several years ago with broad bipartisan support hit roadblocks last week.
The Docket: Raise The Age Changes Sent To Gov. Cooper’s Desk
Last week, the state House voted 71-33 to approve legislation gutting a key part of a 2017 law regarding teenage offenders.
New Name, Same Newsletter
A judge gags the public, and a second-chance bill gets a second chance.


