NC Courts

Disability Rights North Carolina reaches a settlement in one lawsuit and gets a green light for legal proceedings in another one.

The Leandro case, filed 30 years ago, is still working its way through the courts. The plaintiffs, including Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, sued the state for more money to fulfill the state constitution’s guarantee of a sound basic education. “World-altering” is a bit hyperbolic, but this really is a huge deal for North Carolina’s education system.

An analysis of statewide case data by the N.C. Watchdog Reporting Network shows the number of pending felony cases increasing and dockets getting older, even as fewer cases are filed.

The administrative order was short and to the point, containing just two sentences, a signature and a time stamp from the Rutherford County Clerk of…

RALEIGH, N.C. - Hundreds of thousands of North Carolina criminal cases and infractions languishing for years or even decades without prosecution have been…

A wave of police shootings in recent years has left authorities in Charlotte and across the nation searching for ways to rebuild trust. Speakers at a…

After adding staff and installing new software, the Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office has nearly eliminated a backlog in pistol permit applications that…

North Carolina’s top judge told the state House, Senate, and governor Wednesday that the state justice system’s budget is under tremendous stress. Chief…