Ex-Lee County middle school teacher sentenced for sex crimes against students
A former middle school teacher in Lee County was sentenced to 18 years in prison for sex crimes against students, the sheriff’s office said.
North Carolina judge finds death sentences influenced by racial discrimination
On Friday, a Johnston County judge found that race played a significant role in the death penalty trial of Hasson Bacote, influencing the makeup of the jury along with the decision of the death ...
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North Carolina Judge’s Ruling Retains Close Court Election Result, but More Legal Steps Are Expected
A North Carolina judge upheld decisions by election officials to reject protests against 60,000 votes in a close state ...
Johnston County judge finds death sentences influenced by racial discrimination: Court Documents
On Friday, a Johnston County judge found that race played a significant role in the death penalty trial of Hasson Bacote, ...
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'Cybersecurity event' disrupts operations at McDowell News, other Lee Enterprises newspapers
The Davenport, Iowa-based chain disclosed in its second-quarter regulatory filing Friday that a technology outage that began ...
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Key arguments denied in ballots challenge for NC Supreme Court election: Griffin vs Riggs
Allison Riggs maintains a 734-vote lead over Republican rival Jefferson Griffin. The case is likely to reach the state ...
Racial bias tainted jury selection and death sentence for a Black man in North Carolina, judge says
SMITHFIELD, N.C. (AP) — Racial bias tainted the decision to strike Black people from the jury pool and to impose the death penalty in the 2009 trial of a Black man in North Carolina, a judge ruled on ...
Military leaders: Jefferson Griffin threatens the votes of America’s troops | Opinion
Trying to win by changing the rules after the fact is anathema to all that our troops defend with their lives. Griffin, a ...