Earls, NC commission end legal dispute; free speech issue remains
NC Justice Anita Earls has dropped her lawsuit against the Judicial Standards Commission after it halted a complaint probe over her remarks.
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NC Justice Anita Earls has dropped her lawsuit against the Judicial Standards Commission after it halted a complaint probe over her remarks.
A federal judge has allowed the state to continue investigating North Carolina Supreme Court justice Anita Earls for alleging that the court’s Republican majority rules according to political, racial, and
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The North Carolina Judicial Standards Commission continues to oppose an injunction blocking its investigation into published comments from state Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls. Meanwhile, a court filing Thursday suggests Earls might consent to an interview with commission staff next Monday.
Nine days after denying state Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls’ initial request for an injunction against the North Carolina Judicial Standards Commission, a federal judge has denied Earls’ second request for an injunction. US District Judge William Osteen issued his latest order Thursday afternoon. He denied Earls’ request to block a commission investigation into Earls’ published comments while she appeals to the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals.