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Child abuse victims effectively have until turning age 21 to file such a lawsuit. But the new law gave people 21 and over time to file such suits in 2020 and 2021. The state Supreme Court likely will have the final say in the matter.

Republicans seized the state Supreme Court after changing how judges are elected. The political implications — and ramifications for everyday life — are huge.

The system developed and being implemented by Tyler Technologies is being blamed for wrongful arrests and unlawful detentions.

The state Senate’s budget includes a plan to give the legislature more power to pick judges.

The new cloud-based system meant to replace the state's 1980s-era mainframe and paper-based court files rolled out in four pilot counties back in February, but a launch in Mecklenburg has been delayed indefinitely.

A new digital-based case filing system is being piloted in four North Carolina counties, including Wake, Johnston, Lee, and Harnett.

Superior Court Judge Allen Baddour signed the legal stay dated Thursday. In November, Baddour had set thresholds that the state would have to meet regularly over the next decade.

That fills a vacancy next month when Judge Richard Dietz moves to the state Supreme Court. On Thursday, Cooper announced his pick of Allison Riggs, the co-leader of the Southern Coalition for Social Justice in Durham.

North Carolina government is appealing a judge's order that demands by certain dates many more community services for people with intellectual and development disabilities who otherwise live at institutions.

Two seats were up for grabs this year, and Republicans won both.