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Sydney Haulenbeek

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Reporting on everything North Carolina for Courthouse News; #ncpol and #nccourts focus ✍️🏻 | ✉️ raleigh@courthousenews.com

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Sydney Haulenbeek @shaulenbeek.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A tour organizer has filed suit against rapper Rick Ross, accusing him of breaking a contract when he decided not to perform two August concerts in North Carolina. #nccourts @courthousenews.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/rapper-rick-...
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Rapper Rick Ross sued over canceled North Carolina concerts
The rapper refused to perform two North Carolina shows and instead went to Florida, an event organizer claims.
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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Rapper Rick Ross sued over canceled North Carolina concerts @shaulenbeek.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/rapper-rick-...
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Rapper Rick Ross sued over canceled North Carolina concerts
The rapper refused to perform two North Carolina shows and instead went to Florida, an event organizer claims.
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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Police wanting to use a device mimicking a cellphone tower to locate people must first get a warrant, a Fourth Circuit panel ruled Thursday. @shaulenbeek.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/fourth-circu...
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Fourth Circuit calls real-time cellphone tracking a search
The panel is the first to hold the use of a cell-site simulator constitutes a search under the Fourth Amendment.
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Sydney Haulenbeek @shaulenbeek.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Police wanting to use a device mimicking a cellphone tower to locate people must first get a warrant, a Fourth Circuit panel ruled Thursday. @courthousenews.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/fourth-circu...
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Fourth Circuit calls real-time cellphone tracking a search
The panel is the first to hold the use of a cell-site simulator constitutes a search under the Fourth Amendment.
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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The state adopted changes to mail-in voting the same day absentee ballots for the midterms began going out. @shaulenbeek.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/north-caroli...
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North Carolina mail ballot changes challenged
The state adopted changes to mail-in voting the same day absentee ballots for the midterms began going out.
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Sydney Haulenbeek @shaulenbeek.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Several North Carolina organizations filed suit Tuesday to challenge the battleground state’s changes to mail-in ballots. #nccourts #ncpol For @courthousenews.bsky.social: www.courthousenews.com/north-caroli...
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North Carolina mail ballot changes challenged
The state adopted changes to mail-in voting the same day absentee ballots for the midterms began going out.
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Sydney Haulenbeek @shaulenbeek.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Several organizations have sued the North Carolina state board of elections over new absentee ballot changes, which they claim "disenfranchise" voters. #nccourts #ncpol
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Sydney Haulenbeek @shaulenbeek.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A 2024 law stripping the North Carolina governor of the long-held role of appointing members to the state board of elections is constitutional, a panel of state appellate judges decided Wednesday. #nccourts #ncpol @courthousenews.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/north-caroli...
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North Carolina governor loses election board appointment struggle
In a win for the GOP, state appeals judges upheld a law transferring the power to appoint and remove election officials from the governor to the state auditor.
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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A 2024 law stripping the North Carolina governor of the long-held role of appointing members to the state board of elections is constitutional, a panel of state appellate judges decided Wednesday. @shaulenbeek.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/north-caroli...
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North Carolina governor loses election board appointment struggle
In a win for the GOP, state appeals judges upheld a law transferring the power to appoint and remove election officials from the governor to the state auditor.
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Sydney Haulenbeek @shaulenbeek.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
A North Carolina woman argued before a Fourth Circuit panel Tuesday that North Carolina’s restrictions on ballot photography are unconstitutional. #nccourts For @courthousenews.bsky.social: www.courthousenews.com/fourth-circu...
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Fourth Circuit brings North Carolina ballot selfie ban into focus
The state argues people might not vote their conscience if sharing photos of ballots becomes the norm.
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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
A woman argued before a Fourth Circuit panel Tuesday that North Carolina’s restrictions on ballot photography are unconstitutional. @shaulenbeek.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/fourth-circu...
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Fourth Circuit brings North Carolina ballot selfie ban into focus
The state argues people might not vote their conscience if sharing photos of ballots becomes the norm.
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Sydney Haulenbeek @shaulenbeek.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
An amended pleading has been filed that mentions CEO Thom Brodeur's WSJ interview, where he said getting sponsors is more difficult because of the organization's past association with Trump. Defendants had "motivation" to dethrone Brittany because of her GOP politics, she claims. #nccourts
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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
TikTok tries to dodge 'addictive' design claims in North Carolina @shaulenbeek.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/tiktok-tries...
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TikTok tries to dodge 'addictive' design claims in North Carolina
The case may not move forward if the state’s highest court decides it doesn’t have jurisdiction over ByteDance and TikTok.
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Sydney Haulenbeek @shaulenbeek.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
TikTok argued before North Carolina’s highest court Wednesday that the state’s claims against it should be quashed. #nccourts @courthousenews.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/tiktok-tries...
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TikTok tries to dodge 'addictive' design claims in North Carolina
The case may not move forward if the state’s highest court decides it doesn’t have jurisdiction over ByteDance and TikTok.
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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Joe Gibbs Racing, Spire Motorsports and racing exec Christopher Gabehart are all embroiled in a complex legal battle over Gabehart’s move to a new NASCAR team. @shaulenbeek.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/judge-uphold...
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Judge upholds countersuits in Joe Gibbs Racing trade secrets case
Joe Gibbs Racing, Spire Motorsports and racing exec Christopher Gabehart are all embroiled in a complex legal battle over Gabehart’s move to a new NASCAR team.
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Sydney Haulenbeek @shaulenbeek.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
A federal judge upheld countersuits against NASCAR team Joe Gibbs Racing Wednesday after the parties met in Charlotte court to argue over their dismissal. #nccourts #NASCAR For @courthousenews.bsky.social: www.courthousenews.com/judge-uphold...
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Judge upholds countersuits in Joe Gibbs Racing trade secrets case
Joe Gibbs Racing, Spire Motorsports and racing exec Christopher Gabehart are all embroiled in a complex legal battle over Gabehart’s move to a new NASCAR team.
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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Dethroned Miss North Carolina USA claims defamation against pageant, CEO @shaulenbeek.bsky.social   www.courthousenews.com/dethroned-mi...
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Dethroned Miss North Carolina USA claims defamation against pageant, CEO
The former 2026 Miss North Carolina USA said she lost the crown because of political posts on social media.
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Sydney Haulenbeek @shaulenbeek.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
The former 2026 Miss North Carolina USA is lashing back at the Miss USA organization after she was dethroned over social media posts. #nccourts @courthousenews.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/dethroned-mi...
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Dethroned Miss North Carolina USA claims defamation against pageant, CEO
The former 2026 Miss North Carolina USA said she lost the crown because of political posts on social media.
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Sydney Haulenbeek @shaulenbeek.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
The family of a refugee who was stabbed to death on a Charlotte light rail car says she would be alive if the city had been more proactive at preventing criminal activity. #nccourts @courthousenews.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/family-of-uk...
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Family of Ukrainian woman stabbed on light rail sues city
The family of a refugee who was stabbed to death on a Charlotte light rail car says she would be alive if the city had been more proactive at preventing criminal activity.
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Sydney Haulenbeek @shaulenbeek.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Thrivent Financial wants the court to decide who gets life insurance benefits after a NC man named Bradley David Brady was murdered. His policy says to pay out to 2 companies owned by a man suspected of killing him, but North Carolina has a slayer statute. #nccourts
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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Over 30 Epstein survivors are attempting to move forward with their case against the Justice Department. Jurisdiction issues are slowing it down. @shaulenbeek.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/epstein-vict...
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Epstein victims’ suit against FBI poised to survive dismissal, for now
Over 30 Epstein survivors are attempting to move forward with their case against the Justice Department while jurisdiction issues slow it down.
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Sydney Haulenbeek @shaulenbeek.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
A lawsuit filed by Epstein victims against the FBI should be allowed to proceed, a magistrate judge recommended Tuesday. For @courthousenews.bsky.social: www.courthousenews.com/epstein-vict...
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Epstein victims’ suit against FBI poised to survive dismissal, for now
Over 30 Epstein survivors are attempting to move forward with their case against the Justice Department while jurisdiction issues slow it down.
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Sydney Haulenbeek @shaulenbeek.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Kenneth Biron, owner of RYCO-Motorsports, has been sued Team Conti LLC, who claims he defrauded them. Conti claims Biron created false accounts on its website over a span of two years to see its eNASCAR setups and benchmark data. #nccourts #enascar
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Sydney Haulenbeek @shaulenbeek.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Interesting lawsuit filed today: S-Core Technologies of NC LLC claims a former independent contractor defamed it by using AskALawyerOnCall(.)com. #nccourts
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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
If passed into law, the measure would give the state Supreme Court’s chief justice the authority to suspend elected trial judges. @shaulenbeek.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/north-caroli...
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North Carolina governor vetoes bill allowing judges to be suspended without pay
If passed into law, the measure would give the state Supreme Court’s chief justice the authority to suspend elected trial judges.
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Sydney Haulenbeek @shaulenbeek.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
North Carolina Governor Josh Stein vetoed a bill altering judicial investigations Monday, saying it will impede judicial independence and embolden the state’s Supreme Court chief justice. #nccourts #ncpol @courthousenews.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/north-caroli...
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North Carolina governor vetoes bill allowing judges to be suspended without pay
If passed into law, the measure would give the state Supreme Court’s chief justice the authority to suspend elected trial judges.
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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
The owner of the Baltimore Sun filed suit against Maryland Governor Wes Moore Friday, claiming Moore defamed him and falsely said he was affiliated with Jeffrey Epstein. @shaulenbeek.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/baltimore-su...
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Baltimore Sun owner sues Maryland governor over Epstein, Trump claims
David D. Smith claims Maryland Governor Wes Moore falsely claimed Smith said the Baltimore Sun’s goal is “to do Donald Trump’s work.”
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Sydney Haulenbeek @shaulenbeek.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
The owner of the Baltimore Sun filed suit against Maryland Governor Wes Moore Friday, claiming Moore defamed him and falsely said he was affiliated with Jeffrey Epstein. For @courthousenews.bsky.social: www.courthousenews.com/baltimore-su...
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Baltimore Sun owner sues Maryland governor over Epstein, Trump claims
David D. Smith claims Maryland Governor Wes Moore falsely claimed Smith said the Baltimore Sun’s goal is “to do Donald Trump’s work.”
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Sydney Haulenbeek @shaulenbeek.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Several teenage girls have sued the Cabarrus County Board of Education and its superintendent over policies that allow a transgender student to use the girls' bathrooms and locker rooms. #nccourts
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Sydney Haulenbeek @shaulenbeek.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
The wife and mother of the pilot & son killed in Greg Biffle's plane crash sued Biffle's company and the administrator of his estate. She claims GB Aviation Leasing failed to make sure the plane was in an airworthy condition or conduct adequate safety checks. #nccourts #NASCAR
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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
NASCAR files mystery suit against unidentified defendants @shaulenbeek.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/nascar-files...
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NASCAR files mystery suit against unidentified defendants
The lawsuit concerns unauthorized NASCAR merchandise, which the company says is being sold by a coordinated counterfeiting network.
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Sydney Haulenbeek @shaulenbeek.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
NASCAR has filed suit against an undisclosed number of companies for trademark infringement and selling unauthorized merchandise. #NASCAR #nccourts
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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Over two dozen states took on the Department of Homeland Security and FEMA Thursday, filing suit over new election and immigration requirements to receive grants from the federal government. @shaulenbeek.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/states-chall...
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States challenge Trump administration’s immigration and election requirements for grants
DHS and FEMA have changed guidelines to require states receiving grants to make changes to election administration and cooperate with federal immigration enforcement, states suing the agencies claimed...
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Sydney Haulenbeek @shaulenbeek.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Over two dozen states took on the Department of Homeland Security and FEMA Thursday, filing suit over new election and immigration requirements to receive grants from the federal government. For @courthousenews.bsky.social: www.courthousenews.com/states-chall...
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States challenge Trump administration’s immigration and election requirements for grants
DHS and FEMA have changed guidelines to require states receiving grants to make changes to election administration and cooperate with federal immigration enforcement, states suing the agencies claimed...
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Sydney Haulenbeek @shaulenbeek.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Firearms manufacturer Q, LLC, countersued a North Carolina gun store Tuesday in a case surrounding parody AR-15 receivers poking fun at the manufacturer’s founder. #nccourts @courthousenews.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/firearms-man...
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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.
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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Q, LLC, countersued a North Carolina gun store Tuesday in a case surrounding parody AR-15 receivers poking fun at the manufacturer’s founder. @shaulenbeek.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/firearms-man...
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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.
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Sydney Haulenbeek @shaulenbeek.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
A UK resident has sued Jarit Johnson — Jimmie Johnson's brother — for fraud, claiming he failed to properly restore a classic car and exploited his connections to NASCAR and Jimmie Johnson to get business. #NASCAR #nccourts
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Sydney Haulenbeek @shaulenbeek.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
A former Gaston County public school teacher sued the school system and members of the board of education Tuesday. She says that she was suspended without pay and then fired for a Facebook post calling Charlie Kirk a "douchebag" after his death. #nccourts
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Sydney Haulenbeek @shaulenbeek.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Probably one of the most eye-catching opening sentences I've ever seen in a suit:
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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
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. @shaulenbeek.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/clerk-judge-...
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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.
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Sydney Haulenbeek @shaulenbeek.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
A feuding clerk and judge reached an agreement to dismiss a convoluted political defamation case in North Carolina Monday. #nccourts #ncpol @courthousenews.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/clerk-judge-...
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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.
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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
The last time North Carolina passed a budget was in 2023, and Democrats — largely left out of the drafting process — have condemned the GOP majority for taking more than 1,000 days to secure a new fiscal plan. @shaulenbeek.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/north-caroli...
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North Carolina approves long-awaited budget freezing civil legal aid funds
If passed, the budget would prevent North Carolina from awarding any grants to legal groups that provide representation related to federal immigration law, including visa, asylum and naturalization ap...
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Sydney Haulenbeek @shaulenbeek.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
North Carolina's new budget will make the state the only one in the nation to use interest on attorneys’ trust accounts to fund criminal defense instead of civil legal aid. #ncpol @courthousenews.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/north-caroli...
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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 natural...
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Sydney Haulenbeek @shaulenbeek.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued FedEx Corp. on Tuesday, claiming the shipping company discriminated against four blind package handlers. #nccourts @courthousenews.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/eeoc-files-d...
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EEOC files disability discrimination suit against FedEx
FedEx ignored accommodation requests for blind package handlers, the EEOC claims.
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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
EEOC files disability discrimination suit against FedEx @shaulenbeek.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/eeoc-files-d...
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EEOC files disability discrimination suit against FedEx
FedEx ignored accommodation requests for blind package handlers, the EEOC claims.
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Sydney Haulenbeek @shaulenbeek.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Sheriff Sam Page has sued Kevin Berger (Sen. Phil Berger's son) claiming that he retaliated against Page over the Rep. primary. Page claims K. Berger may have destroyed old campaign finance reports, and that the county is wrongfully demanding he repay part of his salary. #ncpol #nccourts
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Sydney Haulenbeek @shaulenbeek.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Spire Motorsports and its Chief Motorsports Officer Chris Gabehart smacked back at Joe Gibbs Racing Wednesday evening, with counterclaims in the team’s trade secrets case. #nccourts #nascar For @courthousenews.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/spire-motors...
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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.
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Sydney Haulenbeek @shaulenbeek.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
AM Racing LLC has filed suit against Sigma Performance Services LLC, seeking the return of several unique car chassis and for Sigma to stop using AM Racing's intellectual property. #nascar #nccourts
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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
North Carolina Republicans override vetoes, pass DEI, immigration measures into law @shaulenbeek.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/north-caroli...
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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.
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Sydney Haulenbeek @shaulenbeek.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
North Carolina Republicans successfully passed into law several bills Wednesday despite opposition from the state’s Democratic governor. #ncpol @courthousenews.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/north-caroli...
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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.
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