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Smartphones and the Fourth Amendment: ‘Most Important Privacy Case in a Generation’
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Today is Day One of the North Carolina bar exam in Raleigh. The two-day “event” pits law graduates’ brains (and a bit of brawn) against the somewhat notorious and arduous
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Every North Carolina driver has seen someone driving beside them while operating a smartphone. Some drivers reading this blog may even be guilty of this unlawful and highly dangerous behavior.
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You might remember several years ago when “Purple Drank” — a beverage made by mixing anti-histamine, codeine, promethazine and Sprite — made it into the news. Rapper Lil’ Wayne spoke
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Imagine you were arrested for drunk driving late on a Saturday night after attending a party in Raleigh. The police officer pulled you over because you drifted across the centerline,
read moreKnow what factors matter in a drunk driving defense
Everyone who is going to head out to Independence Day parties this weekend must make sure that they are doing what they need to do to keep the roads safe.
read moreSupreme Court Votes in Favor of First Amendment, Against North Carolina’s Ban on Social Media
“In sum, to foreclose access to social media altogether is to prevent the user from engaging in the legitimate exercise of First Amendment rights.” – Justice Anthony Kennedy Last week
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Getting charged with drug possession can happen following a routine traffic stop. This is actually one of the most common ways that North Carolina residents get accused of drug possession.
read more23-year-old woman charged with manslaughter after fatal crash
A motorist was involved in a serious collision that left a bicyclist catastrophically injured last Friday. According to authorities, the 23-year-old female driver who hit the bicyclist was intoxicated at
read more25-year-old man wanted in North Carolina caught in Florida
A 25-year-old man was apprehended by Florida authorities earlier this week. Allegedly, when police arrested him, the man was sitting inside a stolen car at a St. Augustine Beach. Allegedly,
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State v. J.A. – First Degree Rape
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