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North Carolina federal judge finds felony disenfranchisement law is unconstitutional

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A federal judge in North Carolina found on Tuesday that the state’s 147-year-old voting law is unconstitutional. The lawsuit arose when civil rights group North Carolina A. The lawsuit arose when civil rights group North Carolina A. Executive Director of the North Carolina A.

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North Carolina man sentenced for threatening House Speaker Pelosi after US Capitol riot

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The US District Court for the District of Columbia Tuesday sentenced a North Carolina man to 28 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to a federal felony charge regarding a threat he made against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The man, Cleveland Grover Meredith, Jr., pleaded guilty to interstate communication of threats.

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Federal appeals court upholds decision striking down North Carolina abortion restrictions

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The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Wednesday upheld a lower court’s decision to strike down North Carolina’s statewide abortion restrictions. For the past 140 years, North Carolina has criminalized the “procurement or administration of abortion as a felony.”

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Government power, from federal agencies to counties, highlights January session

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The statute includes a list of information the government must include – most notably, the time and place of the removal hearing. A noncitizen who does not attend a removal proceeding can be ordered removed as long as written notice has been provided to him under the statute. Smith was charged with five felony counts.

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Reschedule Watch: Birthright citizenship and torts to members of the armed forces

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The injuries in Clendening were not the sort of combat-related or even job-related injuries one would expect: petitioner Carol Clendening seeks to recover for her late husband’s exposure to toxic drinking water while serving as a judge advocate general officer at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.

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