Another challenge to jury selection under Batson, an appeal for more oversight of the judiciary branch, and concerns over prayer in Forsyth.
Michael Hewlett
Michael Hewlett is a courts and law reporter for The Assembly. He was previously a legal affairs reporter at the Winston-Salem Journal and has won two Henry Lee Weathers Freedom of Information Awards.
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Courts: Treatment Delays For Defendants and a Bad Day for Dale
Folwell loses at the 4th circuit, inmates wait for psych evals, and sheriffs lobby for action on guns safety.
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Courts: Cooper’s Last Call
The Court of Appeals weighs in on pandemic-era bar closures. Plus, legal hemp creates new headaches for courts.
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The Smell Test
Police could once use the smell of marijuana as probable cause to search a vehicle. Now that hemp is legal, the system faces a quandary.
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The Courts Newsletter: Defamation and Fortune
The N.C. Supreme Court hears oral arguments in a defamation case that could have reverberations for the 2024 election season.
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Prosecutors Plea For Pause on eCourts Rollout
Mecklenburg DA tells lawmakers that since eCourts, “It now takes more people, more time to accomplish less than it did before.”
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A Long Way Down
A former Wayne County sheriff’s deputy takes a plea. Plus, cases on press freedom and an improper plea deal.
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New Hearing For Men Convicted of Murdering Chris Paul’s Grandfather
Plus, court battles over confederate monuments and how long is too long to await trial.
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Transparency Tests in Durham, Greensboro, and the State Bar
Durham County’s abuse, neglect, and dependency court has effectively prohibited anyone involved in child welfare cases from talking to the media.
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A Question of Transparency
A Greensboro case tests the limits of the public’s right to know when city officials are involved in police activity.
