Deberry is running for attorney general as a Democrat, facing Fayetteville lawyer Tim Dunn, Duplin County attorney Charles M. Ingram, and U.S. Rep. Jeff Jackson.
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NC Appeals Court: Durham Mom Who Committed Crime While Pregnant Can Lose Parental Rights
Judge Hunter Murphy justifies decision because ‘life begins at conception.’
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UNC Students, ‘the Lockdown Generation,’ Call on Republicans to Reform Gun Laws
A rally took place hours after Republicans advance a bill that expands access to concealed handguns.
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Ex-Wake County Register of Deeds Laura Riddick Released from Prison
Riddick served five years behind bars for embezzling nearly $1 million in public funds.
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Panel Discusses Trauma of Prison, Challenges to Adjusting to Life Outside
The Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law and the Durham County District Attorney’s Office sponsored the event at the end of National Second Chance Month.
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‘No Right Way to Tear Down Oppressive Systems:’ The Risks of Toppling Confederate Monuments
Panelists discuss their roles in tearing down Confederate monuments in their towns or in the NC Capitol.
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The NC Supreme Court Hasn’t Ruled on Voter ID Yet, But the NC House Budgeted for It Anyway
This story originally published online at NC Newsline. The North Carolina Supreme Court hasn’t yet ruled on whether a voter ID law was intended to discriminate against prospective voters of color, but that didn’t stop House Republicans from funding it. Legislators released a budget proposal last week that would give $3.5 million to the State Board of Elections […]
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After GOP Proposes “Commonsense” Gun Reforms, Dems Float Their Own Ideas
The bills are broadly aimed at keeping guns out of the hands of people deemed a risk to themselves or others.
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NC Republicans Advance Bills Loosening NC Gun Laws
The proposals would repeal the pistol purchase permit, allow people to bring weapons into churches, and launch a voluntary firearm safe storage awareness initiative.
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NC Supreme Court Picks Dates to Rehear Voter ID, Redistricting Cases
Justice Anita Earls, one of two Democrats on the court, called the decision to rehear the cases a “display of raw partisanship.”