North Carolina
North Carolina attorney general fights campaign ad probe
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The marketing campaign committee for North Carolina’s Lawyer Basic Josh Stein requested a federal court docket on Wednesday to dam enforcement of a seldom-used libel regulation because the committee faces potential legal prosecution for a political advert from Stein’s final race.
Beneath hearth for the TV advert focusing on his 2020 Republican challenger, Stein’s marketing campaign filed a movement asking the 4th Circuit U.S. Court docket of Appeals to grant a preliminary injunction barring enforcement of the regulation.
Courting to at the very least 1931, the regulation makes it unlawful to intentionally disseminate a false “derogatory report” that would hurt a candidate’s probability of election. The marketing campaign’s movement comes as a Wake County district legal professional prepares to empanel a grand jury within the case.
The movement urged that the district legal professional be blocked from implementing what the marketing campaign referred to as “an overbroad, poorly tailor-made legal libel regulation” whereas the court docket assesses whether or not it violates the First Modification proper to free speech.
Caught between his political prospects and his obligation to defend state regulation, the Democratic legal professional normal and potential 2024 gubernatorial contender finds himself preventing enforcement of a legal regulation he is meant to defend — one {that a} former political opponent accused his personal marketing campaign of violating.
Stein’s GOP rival in 2020 — Forsyth County District Lawyer Jim O’Neill — cited the regulation in a grievance to the North Carolina State Board of Elections, prompting Wake County District Lawyer Lorrin Freeman’s workplace to research even after the elections board dropped the case in opposition to Stein’s marketing campaign committee in 2021.
“The District Lawyer for Wake County, NC, is threatening to implement a legal libel regulation in a method that curtails public debate and undermines the integrity of the democratic course of in North Carolina,” Stein marketing campaign legal professional Pressly Millen wrote.
The O’Neill marketing campaign has argued Stein’s business, which accused the Republican of letting greater than a thousand rape kits go untested, was libelous as a result of police moderately than prosecutors are answerable for testing rape kits.
The misdemeanor for violating the regulation carries a penalty of as much as 60 days in jail with fines, however somebody with an in any other case clear legal file would keep away from serving time if convicted.
Stein additionally filed an emergency movement Wednesday asking the appellate court docket to resolve the case by Friday “as a result of grand jury proceedings are imminent.”
His newest authorized actions comply with U.S. District Choose Catherine Eagles’ refusal Monday to put aside the regulation whereas the Stein marketing campaign and different plaintiffs search to strike the statute.
Eagles asserts the regulation is constitutionally permissible as a result of it “criminalizes false defamatory speech about public officers made with precise malice” and permits sufficient “respiratory area” for protected speech.
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Hannah Schoenbaum is a corps member for the Related Press/Report for America Statehouse Information Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit nationwide service program that locations journalists in native newsrooms to report on undercovered points. Observe her on Twitter at twitter.com/H_Schoenbaum.
North Carolina
North Carolina 63-61 NC State (Jan 11, 2025) Game Recap – ESPN
RALEIGH, N.C. — — Ian Jackson scored 21 points and Jalen Washington made the game-winning basket then sealed it with a block to give North Carolina a 63-61 victory over N.C. State on Saturday.
It was tied at 61-all when Washington’s dunk ended the scoring with 24 seconds left. Washington then blocked Jayden Taylor’s layup attempt to end it.
Washington blocked three shots and recorded his first career double-double, scoring 11 points and grabbing 12 rebounds. Jackson made five 3-pointers and finished 8-of-15 shooting. RJ Davis added 11 points for North Carolina (11-3, 7-1 ACC).
Marcus Hill scored 20 points and grabbed nine rebounds for N.C. State (9-7, 2-3), which has lost three of its last four. Taylor added 12 points and Ben Middlebrooks had 14 rebounds.
The Tar Heels led for most of the game and by as many as nine points, 56-47, with about six minutes. Hill scored six points during a 12-2 run to give the Wolfpack a 59-58 advantage with 2:28 remaining.
North Carolina will look to extend its three-game win streak with a home game against California on Wednesday.
N.C. State plays at Virginia Tech on Wednesday.
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North Carolina
North Carolina governor pushes FEMA to extend temporary shelter assistance as winter storm rolls in
North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein said he will continue to use every resource at his disposal to ensure that residents impacted by Hurricane Helene stay warm, as winter storms sweep across the state – potentially affecting power grids and other critical infrastructure impacted by the prior storm.
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) temporary housing assistance will end Saturday for thousands of North Carolina residents, some of whom are facing frigid temperatures this weekend in the Appalachian Mountain region.
“At our request, FEMA has extended temporary shelter assistance through Tuesday in light of the winter storm impacting western North Carolina,” Stein’s office confirmed to FOX Business.
AMERICANS SPENDING THANKSGIVING IN TENTS AS HEAT, ELECTRICITY, FOOD STILL HARD TO FIND
The Transitional Sheltering Assistance (TSA) program, which cannot be requested and was only granted to survivors identified by FEMA beginning in October, was set to end on Friday and later pushed back to Saturday.
FEMA’s local disaster recovery centers will be closed through Monday, “due to winter weather.”
“I will continue to use every resource at my disposal to get folks into safe and warm shelter,” said Gov. Josh Stein.
North Carolinians started receiving letters on Jan. 3 informing them their hotel or motel rooms would no longer be covered, Fox News Digital reported. When eligibility ends, they are given a week’s notice to check out.
HUNDREDS OF LA HOMES EXPECTED TO BURN IN WILDFIRES
Thousands of Hurricane Helene survivors continue to be supported by the program in western North Carolina, following the September storm.
There are currently 5,600 households currently checked into hotels, according to FEMA.
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The agency said those with questions about eligibility should contact the FEMA helpline at 1-800-621-3362.
Fox News Digital’s Audrey Conklin and Brooke Singman contributed to this article.
North Carolina
North Carolina's starters with Seth Trimble back still unclear
Posted Jan 11, 2025
Who will Coach Hubert Davis start with the return of Seth Trimble and the continued ascent of freshman Ian Jackson? Trimble came off the bench in Tuesday’s win over SMU because the junior guard had only practiced once and hadn’t played since Dec. 21. If Trimble returns to the starting lineup for UNC at N.C. State, it isn’t clear who else will start.
(Tar Heel Tribune)
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