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Servicemembers civil relief act mandates stay when parent is unavailable for military service
1+ hour, 3+ min ago (155+ words) NC Excellence in Law Servicemembers civil relief act mandates stay when parent is unavailable for military service North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff//February 12, 2026// The North Carolina Court of Appeals has held for the first time that the Servicemembers Civil Relief…...
DOJ fires U.S. attorney after judges name replacement
1+ hour, 17+ min ago (368+ words) NC Excellence in Law DOJ fires U.S. attorney after judges name replacement A U.S. Justice Department logo or seal showing Justice Department headquarters, known as "Main Justice," is seen behind the podium in the Department's headquarters briefing room in Washington, January 24, 2023. REUTERS…...
Grand jury rejects Trump DOJ indictment of Democrats
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (471+ words) NC Excellence in Law Grand jury rejects Trump DOJ indictment of Democrats A grand jury has rejected an attempt by the Justice Department of President Donald Trump's administration to indict some Democratic U.S. lawmakers after they urged members of the military…...
Property owners association stated viable covenant claim against tract owner
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (235+ words) NC Excellence in Law Property owners association stated viable covenant claim against tract owner North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff//February 11, 2026// A property owners association sufficiently alleged that a tract owner violated restrictive covenants governing use of a specific parcel, the…...
Permit delay supports temporary regulatory taking claim
2+ day, 34+ min ago (161+ words) NC Excellence in Law Permit delay supports temporary regulatory taking claim North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff//February 10, 2026// The North Carolina Court of Appeals held that the plaintiff sufficiently alleged a temporary regulatory taking based on the state's prolonged refusal to…...
California trial tests Big Tech liability for teen mental health
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (439+ words) NC Excellence in Law California trial tests Big Tech liability for teen mental health A California state court case over whether Instagram and YouTube harmed a woman's mental health through addictive app design kicks off on Feb. 9 with opening statements,…...
Kansas judge fines attorneys over AI-generated court brief
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (391+ words) NC Excellence in Law Kansas judge fines attorneys over AI-generated court brief A Kansas federal judge recently imposed penalties that included fines ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 upon attorneys responsible for mistakenly submitting a brief containing falsehoods created by artificial intelligence. Senior…...
Court of Appeals: Law firm can’t serve as trustee, executor of will
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (967+ words) NC Excellence in Law Court of Appeals: Law firm can't serve as trustee, executor of will As a corporate entity, a law firm may not serve as trustee of a trust or executor of a will because it is not…...
Justice Department removes DHS lawyer after judge clash
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (596+ words) NC Excellence in Law Justice Department removes DHS lawyer after judge clash A U.S. Justice Department logo or seal showing Justice Department headquarters, known as "Main Justice," is seen behind the podium in the Department's headquarters briefing room before a news…...
Initial insurer lacked standing, receivers allowed to proceed in Nash County
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (91+ words) NC Excellence in Law Initial insurer lacked standing, receivers allowed to proceed in Nash County North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff//February 5, 2026// The North Carolina Court of Appeals addressed related appeals arising from efforts to collect on a $40 million wrongful-death judgment,…...