The North Carolina Court of Appeals released a batch of opinions today: Anderson, v N. C. State Bd. Of Elections (14-1369). Mootness; Capable of Repetition, yet evading review to mootness; Public interest exception to mootness; Election Law; Petition for Judicial Review [Watauga County early voting case] In re: Skinner (15-384). Clerk’s rulings on issues of law reviewed …
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State v. Bishop. According to a North Carolina Supreme Court opinion handed down last week, the state’s anti-cyberbullying statute is unconstitutional under the First Amendment. N.C.G.S. § 14-458.1 makes it “unlawful for any person to use a computer or computer network to . . . [p]ost or encourage others to post on the Internet private, personal, or sexual information …
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The North Carolina Supreme Court released a batch of opinions today: Morris v. Scenera Research LLC, (429PA13) (View COA Opinion). Action under N.C. Wage & Hour Act for payment of patent bonuses to former employee; whether employee was entitled to elect to rescind certain patent assignments in lieu of damages awarded by a jury and the …
The North Carolina Court of Appeals released a batch of opinions today: Friday Invs., LLC v. Bally Total Fitness Of The Mid-Atl., Inc. (15-680). Tripartite Attorney-Client Privilege; Common Interest Doctrine (Good read for lawyers, probably boring for everyone else) Gerity v. NC Dept. of Health & Hum. Servs. (15-843). Whistleblower Act Glenn v. Johnson (15-523). summary judgment; negligent …
US v. Graham. In an en banc opinion, the Fourth Circuit overturned the panel’s decision in this case: A majority of the panel held that, although the Government acted in good faith in doing so, it had violated Defendants’ Fourth Amendment rights when it obtained the CSLI without a warrant. . . . We now hold that the …
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