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Latest News in North Carolina

  • July 10, 2026

    Real Estate Recap: Housing Bill, Opportunity Zones, Florida

    Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including the latest on the federal housing bill, the rollout of Opportunity Zones 2.0, and a look at Florida at the midyear.

  • July 10, 2026

    Nexstar-Tegna Merger Challenge Gets July 2027 Trial Date

    A California federal judge has scheduled an early July 2027 trial date in DirecTV and a coalition of states' lawsuit seeking to stop Nexstar Media Group Inc.'s integration with rival broadcast company Tegna Inc.

  • July 10, 2026

    Chemours Says NC Resident's PFAS 'Equity Action' Must Fail

    DuPont entity and spinoff Chemours Inc. has told a North Carolina federal court it shouldn't have to face a PFAS contamination suit from a state resident, saying in her early-stage court filings, she's conceded that her "equity action" is doomed to fail.

  • July 10, 2026

    4th Circ. Upholds Sentence Hike Despite 'Murky' WV Records

    The Fourth Circuit on Friday upheld a West Virginia man's 15-year prison term for illegal gun possession and witness tampering, rejecting his argument that his prior conviction for cultivating marijuana should not have counted as a sentence-lengthening "controlled substance offense."

  • July 10, 2026

    4th Circ. Nixes Womble Bond Atty's 'Overtly Punitive' Penalty

    The Fourth Circuit on Friday wiped out a contempt order against a Womble Bond Dickinson partner that temporarily barred him from practicing in the Western District of North Carolina, characterizing the sanction as "extreme" and "overtly punitive."

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