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Sydney Haulenbeek
Sydney Haulenbeek is a reporter covering North Carolina state issues, courts and politics. She studied journalism and entrepreneurship at Old Dominion University. Contact her at [email protected]
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Firearms manufacturer shoots back over AR-15 parody products
The firearms manufacturer claims a stylized cutie-cat “Q” violated its “Q” trademark.
Clerk, judge resolve North Carolina political defamation case
The contentious case had resulted in a senior judge opening an investigation into another judge’s attorney after she claimed he engaged in ex parte communications with the plaintiff clerk.
North Carolina approves long-awaited budget freezing civil legal aid funds
If passed, the budget would prevent North Carolina from awarding philanthropic grants to legal groups that provide representation related to federal immigration law, including visa, asylum and naturalization applications.
EEOC files disability discrimination suit against FedEx
FedEx ignored accommodation requests for blind package handlers, the EEOC claims.
Spire Motorsports, Chris Gabehart countersue Joe Gibbs Racing in trade secrets case
Chris Gabehart claims privileged attorney-client communications have been disclosed to Joe Gibbs Racing, his former employer.
North Carolina Republicans override vetoes, pass DEI, immigration measures into law
The veto overrides come as residents continue to wait for a state budget, which North Carolina failed to pass in 2025.
Charlotte school system settles with student investigated over Charlie Kirk tribute
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education adopted a new student speech policy as a result of the settlement.
AI company argues its use of scraped Westlaw legal data was transformative
The panel of judges seemed skeptical that headnotes were not creative work subject to copyright, pushing ROSS Intelligence to justify claims of fair use of its competitor’s work to train a rival AI product.