December 17, 2024
A lawsuit by two paralegals and a nonprofit challenging North Carolina's ban on the unauthorized practice of law restricting who can offer legal advice has been cut short after a federal judge found the statute falls within a substantial state interest to protect its citizens.
February 26, 2024
A North Carolina nonprofit challenging a state law banning anyone but a fully licensed attorney from offering legal advice has sued the wrong party, the state attorney general's office said Monday in seeking to have the case tossed.
January 04, 2024
A North Carolina nonprofit is challenging a state law banning anyone but a fully licensed attorney from offering legal advice, saying in a federal lawsuit Thursday that the regulations amount to an unconstitutional restraint on free speech in violation of the First Amendment.