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A North Carolina Superior Court judge rejected Sen. Michael Lee’s, R-New Hanover, request to have his Democrat opponent, Marcia Morgan, immediately take down allegedly false television ads against him. However, a lawsuit against Morgan and her political campaign committee will proceed to trial.
Marcia Morgan’s ad, “Serving Others” accuses her opponent Michael Lee of using his position for personal gain and helping local developers through his law firm.
A superior court judge declined State Senator Michael Lee’s request for an emergency injunction to block Marcia Morgan’s campaign ads from airing. The underlying complaint of defamation will still to proceed to trial, as of now.
A judge denied several requests by New Hanover County Schools to dismiss allegations, allowing Michael Kelly's victims to proceed with their lawsuit.
The lawyers who represent the survivors of former New Hanover County Schools teacher Michael Earl Kelly’s sexual abuse or alleged sexual abuse — known as John Does 1-14 — have filed in Superior Court a motion to dismiss the class action claim in the suit against the New Hanover County School Board, former Deputy Superintendent Rick Holliday, and former Superintendent Tim Markley.