The Latest Breaking News from North Carolina

Editorial: Supreme Court checks the radical independent state legislature theory

With the 2024 election campaign already underway, the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday wisely rejected a pernicious legal theory that could have made it even easier for partisan majorities in state legislatures to achieve an unfair advantage in congressional elections. The 6-3 decision in a case from North Carolina dealt…

Los Angeles Times · Jun 29, 2023

Delta plane makes emergency landing in North Carolina after its front landing gear fails to deploy

A plane was forced to make an emergency landing in North Carolina after its front landing gear failed to deploy.

Evening Standard · Jun 29, 2023

Texas nun is accused of having sex with a priest. Here’s what we’ve learned about him

FORT WORTH, Texas — The priest identified in a recorded interview as the man with whom a nun from Arlington broke her chastity vow is from North Carolina and recently spent time in Montana contemplating his vocation, according to Catholic officials.

Tribune News Service · Jun 29, 2023

Charter school lost case over skirts rule for girls, but debate over charter autonomy isn't over

One of the mothers who successfully sued a North Carolina charter school over its requirement that girls wear skirts says she always knew she'd prevail

The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2023

First Thing: Supreme court rules against fringe legal theory in key voting rights case

North Carolina Republicans requested justices issue after following dispute over electoral maps. Plus, Brittney Griner’s triumphant return to the WNBA

The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2023

What the Supreme Court's rejection of a controversial theory means for elections

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to reject the most extreme version of the "independent state legislature theory" is expected to bring some stability to the 2024 elections — and invite more lawsuits.

WEKU · Jun 28, 2023

Supreme Court says state lawmakers can't just ignore state law when drawing voting districts or choosing presidential electors

For months, legislators, legal scholars and people simply interested in democracy and elections were fixated on a case before the Supreme Court, Moore v. Harper. Those following the case, which asked the justices to rule on the “independent state legislature doctrine,” have held their collective breath awaiting the outcome, which…

The Conversation · Jun 27, 2023

Who is Catherine Eagles, the judge presiding over North Carolina’s abortion lawsuit?

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina’s 12-week abortion ban has its first day in court Wednesday — but it isn’t the judge’s first time presiding over a case on abortion.

Tribune News Service · Jun 27, 2023

Can transgender minors transition in North Carolina? State Senate votes to restrict such procedures

RALEIGH, N.C. — When the North Carolina Senate voted Tuesday to pass a bill restricting health care for transgender minors, lawmakers were met with three words from the gallery.

Tribune News Service · Jun 27, 2023

How an American Airlines traveler found himself as the only passenger on a flight

A North Carolina man found out what it’s like to fly private with his own flight crew — all aboard an American Airlines plane.

Tribune News Service · Jun 27, 2023