April 08, 2024
A North Carolina sheriff has asked for an early exit from a proposed class action alleging the state's new digital court system has led to unlawful arrests and detentions, saying most of the claims pertain to state officials and the company that built the software rather than any wrongdoing on his part.
February 27, 2024
The Mecklenburg County sheriff and clerk of courts have joined a growing list of defendants in a proposed civil rights class action alleging that North Carolina's new digital court system has led to unlawful arrests and detentions in the Tar Heel State.
January 17, 2024
A Texas-based software-maker whose technology is accused in a proposed class action of leading to unlawful arrests and detentions in North Carolina county courts has urged a federal judge to toss it from the case.
January 08, 2024
A Texas-based public sector software maker asked a North Carolina federal court Friday to deny certification for a proposed class of people alleging the use of the company's technology in North Carolina county courts led to unlawful arrests and detentions. Proving negligence in the case would necessitate a slew of individual trials that would inherently betray any arguments of commonality between potential class members, the company told the court.
January 01, 2024
Constitutional challenges reign supreme in North Carolina in 2024 as a liberal state Supreme Court justice confronts a judicial watchdog's investigation into comments she made about diversity on the bench and critics look to dismantle part of the state's 12-week abortion law.
December 19, 2023
A group of North Carolina residents have asked for certification in their proposed class action alleging the state's new digital court system has led to hundreds of wrongful arrests and detentions, with all facing common issues sufficient to satisfy class requirements.
October 30, 2023
The North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts and several officials have been tacked onto a proposed civil rights class action over the state's new digital court system, which has allegedly been beset by troubles since its rollout earlier this year.
September 07, 2023
A second sheriff in North Carolina has asked for an early exit from a proposed civil rights class action over shortcomings in the statewide rollout of a digital court system, calling allegations that he is at fault for supposed constitutional violations "threadbare."
September 01, 2023
A North Carolina sheriff is asking to be dropped from a proposed class action, saying many of the allegations related to a botched electronic state court system rollout included in the complaint concern the state and a technology company and not him as an individual.
August 02, 2023
The overdue digital transformation of North Carolina's state court system this year has drawn lawsuits alleging the software led to civil rights abuses and constitutional violations, but experts say the rocky rollout doesn't guarantee certain claims will succeed.