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A federal judge has permanently blocked some efforts in North Carolina to restrict how abortion pills can be dispensed.

Both sides made closing arguments Monday in a federal court case that could decide if the state’s voter ID law continues as is.

A federal judge has blocked for now a new law approved by North Carolina lawmakers that tightens a rule on when a ballot cast by someone who is simultaneously registering to vote is removed from election counts.

The disgraced former R&B star is already serving 30 years for sex trafficking and racketeering. On Thursday, he was given one more year in prison for having made pornography with three children.

The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing a Greensboro-based company for religious discrimination. 

A federal court judge in Winston-Salem is considering a settlement in a lawsuit that would change the rules on how people can get their driver's licenses back if they've been revoked.

Robinson laid the legal groundwork for marriage equality before becoming an associate justice on the Vermont Supreme Court. Her confirmation is being hailed as a milestone for LGBTQ representation.

More than 100 people charged in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol have pleaded guilty. But others are promising to take their cases to trial, including some who have decided to represent themselves.

A former Wake Forest basketball coach is awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to an attempted extortion charge last week.