Courts

A blind employee at a Winston-Salem call center was fired after requesting accommodations at his job, according to a lawsuit.

Molly Corbett, the wife of Irish businessman Jason Corbett, and her father Thomas Martens are scheduled to be released from prison this week in connection with the 2015 death of her husband.

Sheriff Richie Simmons says the courthouse was evacuated and officers began sweeping the building for devices after the threat came in Monday morning.

A 2021 lawsuit filed against the University of North Carolina School of the Arts alleging years-long sexual misconduct has been settled for $12.5 million.

The measure approved Wednesday reworks some of the bipartisan juvenile justice reforms that in late 2019 ended the mandate that 16- and 17-year-olds be tried in the adult criminal justice system.

Several state and local court officials have been removed from a federal lawsuit filed by people who allege the operation of North Carolina's new electronic courts records system contributed to their unlawful arrest or extended jail detainment. 

The North Carolina Attorney General's Office has announced a $20 million settlement with a major internet provider that will require it to make investments in infrastructure in the coming years.

The state’s highest court has suspended a Guilford County judge after finding she violated the judicial code of conduct.

A North Carolina appeals court ruled Tuesday that local leaders who refused calls to remove a Confederate monument from outside a county courthouse acted in a constitutional manner and kept in place the statue at its longtime location in accordance with state law.