April 11, 2023
North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein agreed Tuesday that his constitutional challenge over the state's criminal libel law is moot after the local district attorney said she wouldn't pursue charges against him and others, telling a federal judge he would consent to the lawsuit's dissolution.
April 05, 2023
North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein's constitutional challenge to the state's criminal libel law is moot now that the time limit to charge him under the statute has expired, a local district attorney told a federal judge.
March 27, 2023
A local district attorney who sought to charge North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein for allegedly violating the state's criminal libel law has asked a federal judge to toss his suit challenging its constitutionality, saying the case doesn't have legs since her office pulled the investigation.
March 02, 2023
North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein is looking to fold up shop on his legal challenge of the state's criminal libel law, telling a federal judge Thursday the case is all but over after a Fourth Circuit panel ruled the statute was unconstitutional.
January 31, 2023
A former North Carolina Supreme Court chief justice who went on to join a firm that was acquired by Fox Rothschild LLP has been selected to potentially mediate a dispute in which Attorney General Josh Stein has challenged the constitutionality of a state statute criminalizing derogatory campaign speech, according to federal court filings.
August 16, 2022
North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein could face criminal prosecution over a 2020 campaign ad after a federal judge on Monday declined to delay enforcement of the state political speech law he is potentially accused of violating.
August 15, 2022
North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein told a federal judge on Friday the contents of a leaked report regarding an investigation into a political ad his campaign aired in 2020 further shows he shouldn't be prosecuted for allegedly violating the state's political speech law until after the Fourth Circuit weighs in.
August 11, 2022
North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein is taking another shot at stonewalling a possible criminal case against him over a political ad his campaign aired in 2020, telling a federal judge that no charges should be brought until the after Fourth Circuit weighs in.