T.J. Puchyr’s company punches back at Legacy Motor club with counterclaims Legacy Motor Club settled its legal case with Rick Ware Racing for less than the $150 million purchase price to prevent T.J. Puchyr from purchasing the racing charters, Puchyr’s company said in its co...

T.J. Puchyr’s company filed counterclaims against Legacy Motor Club Monday, a few months after the racing team reiterated its claims against the racing consultant. #nccourts #nascar

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North Carolina Supreme Court smacks down landmark education case The justices ended a nearly 32-year-old case, invalidating years of past orders because of lack of jurisdiction.

The North Carolina Supreme Court struck down a decades-long landmark education case Thursday, claiming a lower court lacked jurisdiction to handle the case. #nccourts

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Red wolves miss out on increased protections as judge upholds feds' classification A federal judge did not consider if the tiny wild population is essential to the survival of the species.

A federal judge found in favor of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Tuesday in a suit over whether the government did enough to protect the red wolf population. #nccourts

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And this dispute is staying put. Judge Joseph Crosswhite declined to transfer the case elsewhere after Judge Donna “Beth” Tanner argued that the local community was following the case closely, which she said would taint the jury pool. #nccourts

Federal judge upholds North Carolina's voter photo ID law Despite qualifying North Carolina’s voting regulations as severe, they don’t surpass the “usual burdens of voting,” the judge said.

A federal judge shot down a seven-year case Thursday that claimed that North Carolina’s voter ID requirements target Black and Hispanic voters and are burdensome. #nccourts

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Plaintiff Susan Hogarth has appealed this ruling to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. #nccourts

Joe Gibbs Racing says ex-exec leaked team secrets Joe Gibbs Racing also said the defendants have forecasted counterclaims in the trade secrets case.

Other teams in NASCAR know about and have discussed JGR’s confidential information in garage areas, said attorney Sarah Hutchins for JGR, adding that there are reports of people having access to racing data. #nccourts #nascar

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Federal judge backs North Carolina ban on ballot selfies The judge found that limiting pictures of ballots is reasonable, does not discriminate and is intended to prevent vote buying.

A federal judge found against a North Carolina woman challenging ballot photography Monday. Limiting pictures of ballots is reasonable, does not discriminate and is intended to prevent vote buying, the judge said. #nccourts

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And the lawsuits over this incident continue: the former IT Director of the Town of Mooresville said he was targeted and forced to resign after refusing to suppress evidence of Mayor Chris Carney walking around naked and aroused with a female staffer in town hall. #nccourts

The Black Political Caucus of Charlotte Mecklenburg has filed their suit over the I-77 toll lanes. They say the NC Department of Transportation did not "meaningfully evaluate" alternatives to the project and claim it is in violation of the North Carolina Environmental Policy Act. #nccourts

Greystar agrees to stop price-fixing but renters left out of deal The settlement does not include any compensation for renters impacted by the use of a property management system that drove up rental prices.

A federal judge approved a settlement between the federal government and the largest U.S. landlord Monday. #nccourts

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Nitro Motorsports is suing ARCA Menards Series driver Leland Honeyman Jr. over a disagreement over which car he will race. #nccourts

Joe Gibbs Racing, Spire Motorsports clash over accused theft of racing secrets Joe Gibbs Racing asked the court to keep its former competition director from working for one of its NASCAR Cup Series competitors.

Joe Gibbs Racing, Spire Motorsports and Christopher Gabehart walked out of federal court Friday with a possible agreement in the works. #nccourts #nascar

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The Friday hearing in the Joe Gibbs Racing v. Chris Gabehart and Spire Motorsports case has been canceled.

The judge who was assigned to the case, Matthew Orso, has been reassigned "due to conflict" and Judge Susan Rodriguez has been assigned. #nascar #nccourts

Gabehart has filed a declaration in opposition to the requested TRO in the Joe Gibbs Racing case, claiming that the company breached the employment agreement by withholding his wages and that he doesn't believe the non-compete is enforceable. #nascar #nccourts

A hearing for Joe Gibbs Racing's request for a temporary restraining order has been scheduled for this Friday at 1 p.m., just eight days after the suit was filed. #nascar #nccourts

North Carolina residents claim feds arrested US citizens in immigration sweep North Carolina residents detained during immigration sweeps accuse federal agents of racially profiling Latino residents while making immigration arrests.

U.S. citizens claim Border Patrol agents in North Carolina are arresting people indiscriminately without first confirming immigration status in a lawsuit seeking federal court intervention. #nccourts

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NASCAR team sues ex-staffer over theft of racing secrets Joe Gibbs Racing is asking the court for $8 million in damages, claiming that its former competition director stole swaths of racing data to take to Spire Motorsports.

Joe Gibbs Racing is asking the court for $8 million in damages, claiming that its former competition director stole swaths of racing data to take to Spire Motorsports. #nccourts #nascar

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A trio of wastewater treatment workers are suing the City of Statesville. One of the city's facilities created a "whites only" bathroom by locking it before the Black staffer came in at night, and then fired and defamed plaintiffs for reporting it to the EEOC, they say. #nccourts

Republicans, Democrats settle North Carolina voter eligibility case The state is still attempting to collect information missing from the voting rolls, but the impacted voters will still be able to cast a ballot in person.

The Republican National Committee and Democratic National Committee have reached a settlement with the North Carolina Board of Elections over a 2024 voter eligibility lawsuit that would have impacted 225,000 North Carolina voters. #nccourts

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The plaintiffs, who were unable to secure a preliminary injunction instituting early voting sites, unceremonously dismissed their case Sunday. It was a voluntarily dismissal without prejudice, so the plaintiffs could potentially refile their claims within a year. #nccourts

Legacy Motor Club pushes forward with suit over charter deal gone wrong In a new complaint, Legacy Motor Club hints at the potential death of the sale between T.J. Puchyr and Rick Ware Racing, which was priced at $150 million.

In a new complaint, Legacy Motor Club hints at the potential death of the sale between T.J. Puchyr and Rick Ware Racing, which was priced at $150 million. #nccourts #nascar

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Judge quashes small town's climate change suit against Duke Energy Carrboro, North Carolina, claimed that Duke Energy should be responsible for damage from climate change-related weather.

A business court judge ended a North Carolina town’s lawsuit against utilities giant Duke Energy Thursday evening. #nccourts

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Pro-Sport Soccer Management is suing professional soccer player Daniel Aguirre. Plaintiff negotiated a multi-year contract with one of Mexico's soccer clubs, but Aguirre has failed to pay it its cut for the negotations, it claims. #nccourts

North Carolina governor continues fight for control of elections boards Republican leaders contended that while the auditor may not have historically been tasked with elections administration, the state constitution does not designate that role to the governor either.

A 2024 law stripping the North Carolina governor of the role of appointing members to the state board of elections violates the separation of powers, Governor Josh Stein argued before a panel of appeals judges Tuesday. #nccourts

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Ted A. Greve, from Dr. Ted Injury Law, is suing iHeartMedia Inc. and attorney Michael Levine after they broadcast an ad in which Levine said "the representation you need may not be what it appears" in reference to Greve, a dually-licensed chiropractor and attorney, the plaintiffs claim. #nccourts

The former assistant chief of police says he was forced into early retirement after investigating the incident below. The Mooresville chief of police and mayor mishandled evidence, isolated him when he spoke out, then threatened to eliminate his pension, he claims. #nccourts

An update in the Legacy Motor Club v. T.J. Puchyr case: an amended complaint has been filed under seal. Counsel claims that confidential information forms the basis of the complaint and that a redacted version is "impracticable and unreasonable." #NASCAR #nccourts

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North Carolina students decry removal of campus voting sites as age discrimination One of the campuses that saw its early voting site eliminated is the country’s largest HBCU, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.

NEW: The College Democrats of North Carolina are fighting the removal of early voting sites on college campuses, claiming that the state’s election board is violating the 26th Amendment by abridging their right to vote based on their age. #nccourts #ncpol

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