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Forsyth DA Jim ONeill says the NC attorney general defamed him. Now the argument centers on the law ONeill claims was broken.

N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein’s latest filing in the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals makes the case for declaring a 91-year-old state law unconstitutional. The law creates a misdemeanor crime for people who lie about candidates in election campaigns. A split 4th Circuit panel already voted, 2-1, to give Stein a temporary win in the case.

N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein has added three new plaintiffs to his federal lawsuit challenging a state law against campaign lies. Among the additions is a high-ranking Democratic campaign staffer in this year’s hotly contested Pennsylvania Senate race. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted Stein an injunction on Aug. 23. With a split

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A local North Carolina grand jury on Monday advanced its consideration of possible criminal charges against state Attorney General Josh Stein and two aides over an investigation into a political ad targeting Stein’s 2020 election opponent .

N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein said that a political opponent who has accused him of lying in a campaign ad was actually the one who lied.

In a split 2-1 ruling, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has granted N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein an injunction that will likely help him avoid criminal charges linked to a controversial 2020 campaign ad. The injunction blocks the Wake County district attorney from taking any action against Stein or his associates “pending further order of this Court.”

A Wake County grand jury has said that prosecutors have enough evidence to seek indictments against N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein and two other campaign staffers over an ad from

The Wake County grand jury “returned a presentment” Monday in connection with a controversial 2020 television ad run by Attorney General Josh Stein's re-election campaign. It’s the first step toward potential indictments, according to the Wake County district attorney’s office.

A local North Carolina grand jury has advanced its consideration of possible criminal charges against state Attorney General Josh Stein and two aides over an investigation into a political ad targeting Stein’s 2020 opponent

A federal appellate court has blocked the Wake County District Attorneys Office from seeking indictments against N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein and two campaign staffers over an ad from two