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Legal challenge to governor's emergency powers one step closer to three-judge panel
RALEIGH — A lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Gov. Roy Cooper's emergency powers has moved closer to a resolution. The senior resident Superior Court judge for Wake County has agreed the case should head to a three-judge panel.
OPINION: Farmville tried to run my food truck out of town. Here’s why I’m fighting back in court
The restaurant business is hard work. Long hours, narrow profit margins, fierce competition — given the challenges, it’s not surprising that 60 percent of new restaurants fail in their first year.
Judge struggles to find distinction that would keep N.C. bars closed
RALEIGH — A Superior Court judge asked repeatedly Thursday, Feb. 18, for evidence that would justify state government orders that keep private bars closed across North Carolina.
OPINION: America needs to remember Enlightenment ideals now more than ever
Thumbing through my third-grade son’s school materials for a lesson on voting and democracy, I was struck by something that years, maybe even months, earlier would have shocked me, but now seems unfortunately the sign of the times.
OPINION: The CDC’s eviction moratorium ignores landlords struggling to make ends meet
With so many Americans out of work and unable to pay their rent, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention instituted a nationwide eviction ban on residential rental properties.