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CJF America founder says some people claiming they were defrauded were never employees
In an exclusive interview with WRAL, CJF America founder Courtney Jordan pushed back against allegations that the nonprofit failed to pay or defrauded former workers after a court hearing involving its former president and a former employee.
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Trial date set for Fuquay-Varina teen charged with killing his sister, assaulting brother
An October 2027 trial date has been set for the Fuquay-Varina teen charged with killing his 12-year-old sister and injuring his 9-year-old brother.
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Competency evaluation requested for man charged with killing Raleigh teacher Zoe Welsh
Attorneys for the man charged with murdering Ravenscroft teacher Zoe Welsh are requesting a mental competency evaluation before the case moves forward.
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'Playing politics with public safety': NC budget makes Wake DA office state's most understaffed
GOP leaders say they simply forgot to fund more prosecutors in Wake County. Democrats are skeptical of that, pointing to the county's central role in prosecuting political corruption cases.
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'Playing politics with public safety': Budget makes Wake County prosecutors NC's most understaffed
GOP leaders say the simply forgot to fund more prosecutors in Wake County. Democrats are skeptical of that, pointing to the county's central role in prosecuting political corruption cases.
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One month later, Wake courthouse shooting still rattles Raleigh attorneys
In the weeks since a shooting outside the Wake County courthouse injured two attorneys, those who frequently work at the courthouse say the incident still weighs heavily on them.
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Shooting near Wake courthouse raises questions about security in nearby public spaces
For those returning to work at the Wake County Courthouse on Tuesday, safety was top-of-mind with two attorneys having been shot outside the building on the eve of the holiday weekend.
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Iryna's Law changes Wake County courtrooms: Tougher pretrial rules and bail ban
We're starting to see changes in Wake County courtrooms after a new law went into effect, honoring a woman killed on a Charlotte light rail.
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Greg Lindberg and companies ordered to repay $526 million as mogul lobbies for Trump pardon
Once the biggest political donor in North Carolina, convicted fraudster Greg Lindberg and his companies must now repay half a billion dollars more to victims, a Wake County judge ruled Friday.
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Allison Riggs vs. Jefferson Griffin: How did we get here?
State elections officials were right to reject Jefferson Griffin's attempts to throw out tens of thousands of North Carolina voters' ballots from the 2024 elections, a Wake County judge ruled Friday.
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NC Supreme Court race: Judge rules 65K votes should not be discarded
A Wake County judge said the North Carolina Elections Board was right to reject Republican Jefferson Griffin's effort to toss out approximately 65,000 ballots.
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Protesters speak outside courthouse in Raleigh about ongoing NC Supreme Court race
Protesters spoke Friday outside Wake County Superior Court in Raleigh about the ongoing NC Supreme Court race between Democratic incumbent Allison Riggs and Republican Jefferson Griffin.
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Protesters gather outside Wake courtroom during challenge of 60,000 ballots
Protesters were inside and outside an NC Supreme Court hearing in a lawsuit seeking to throw out more than 60,000 ballots from the 2024 elections on Friday. Note: There may be profanity during the course of the livestream.
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NC elections officials were right to reject GOP challenges to 65,000 ballots, Wake judge rules
Jefferson Griffin has challenged thousands of ballots cast by North Carolina voters in 2024 as he seeks to be named the winner in a race for state Supreme Court. Election results show Democratic Justice Allison Riggs winning, but Griffin's legal challenges have called that into question.
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House of Art suspect charged with 2021 arson in New York
As Eva Marie Torrellas appeared in court for the first time on Wednesday, the judge was looking into a prior arson conviction she had three years earlier in New York.
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Judges debate long-running amendments lawsuit over race and political power in NC
The NAACP lawsuit argues that for years the state legislature was so racially gerrymandered that GOP lawmakers lost their ability to claim to represent the entire state.
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People, cameras, other tools combine to keep Wake County courts safe
On any given day, thousands of people pass through the Wake County Justice Center. Throughout the building are 50 deputies keeping a watchful eye on judges, attorneys, the public and staff.
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Man charged in 2021 murder of NC State student appears in court facing possible life sentence
On Wednesday in the courtroom, Christina Matos' brother recounted the day his family showed up at Erick Hernandez Mendez's apartment. If convicted, Mendez is facing life in prison without parole.
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Judicial officials call for patience, prayers as electronic court filing system launches
A new court filing system debuted this week, causing frustration and delays in the legal community. But overall, state officials say, things are going well.
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Suspects in pregnant woman's death appear in court
Thomas Clayton Johnson and Emmalei Grace Trevathan make their initial court appearances on charges they killed Brittany Smith on Feb. 11, 2021.
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Victim's mother yells at murder suspect in court
The mother of a UPS driver who was shot to death in downtown Raleigh becomes emotional during the first court appearance of the man charged in the case.
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Jury trials look different amid pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic forced an eight-month recess in trials across North Carolina, but courts are slowly returning to session. For Wake County's first trial this week, which involves a felon caught with a firearm, 44 people showed up for a different look to jury duty.
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Closures affect only family and civil courtrooms, not criminal
Several Wake County courtrooms are closed until further notice after five coronavirus cases were reported among staff in the past three weeks.
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Criminal trials restart in one Wake courthouse, while virus forces reduced operations at second
As the first criminal trial in months gets underway at the Wake County Justice Center, several courtrooms in the nearby Wake County Courthouse are closed until further notice after five coronavirus cases were reported among staff in the past three weeks.
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Judge OK's North Carolina plan to ease absentee voting rules
North Carolina judge approves settlement to extend the time for counties to collect absentee ballots, make it easier to correct missing witness information on ballots, but federal court decisions to come.
