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North Carolina sits in the Southeastern region of the US, and is located in the Fourth Federal Circuit Court System. With a land area of nearly 54,000 sq. miles it is the 28th most expansive US state, and with over 10 million residents, is the 9th most populous state. North Carolina is divided into 100 counties, with the capital city of Raleigh. This city, along with Durham, makes up the Research Triangle Park, which is the largest research park in the US. Charlotte is the most populous municipal, and is also the third largest banking center in the US, after New York and San Francisco.

Although the Great Depression greatly affected the state, the New Deal which was struck by Franklin D. Roosevelt helped farmers in the cotton and tobacco industries. Piedmont, Durham, and Raleigh, were among the many cities which thrived soon after WWII, helping the state’s economy begin its growth following the period of depression. The development of the Research Triangle, major universities in the area, and Charlotte becoming a major banking hub in the 1990s, all led to the state’s economic prowess. This along with the boom in tourism, has greatly helped the state recover after several years of downturn. In fact, North Carolina has a very broad economic base. Research, banking, hydroelectric power, agriculture, and tourism, are a few of the many industries the state thrives in. Charlotte is also a major textile and trade hub, and in 2010 Forbes Magazine rated the state as the 3rd best for Business.

The Government of North Carolina has a structure that was laid out in the North Carolina Constitution. Like the federal government, the state has a government broken into the judicial, legislative, and executive branches.

The executive branch consists of a ten-member state council, which includes the following officers:

Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
Secretary of State
Commissioner of Agriculture
Commissioner of Insurance
Commissioner of Labor
Superintendent of Public Education
State Treasurer
State Auditor

The legislative branch is the North Carolina General Assembly, consisting of the 120-member North Carolina House of Representatives and the 50-member North Carolina Senate.

The judicial branch of North Carolina is led by the Supreme Court of North Carolina, consisting of seven justices. The North Carolina Court of Appeals is the intermediate appellate court, consisting of 15 member judges who rule on cases in panels of three. These two courts combined create the appellate division of the state’s court system.

North Carolina’s trial court division consists of the Superior Court and the District Court. The Superior Court hears all the felony cases and reviews District court decisions. The District court has original jurisdiction over family law matters, juvenile cases for children under the age of 16 and children under 18 who are dependent, neglected or abused. Additionally, the court hears civil claims under $10,000, and small claims involving up to $5000.

North Carolina contributes 15 electoral votes to the general election.

Among the popular universities in the state are Duke, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Wake Forest. There are a total of 58 public community colleges in the state, and North Carolina State University is the largest in the state, with over 34,000 enrolled students.

Industrialization, marijuana legalization, immigration, workplace and labor and employment news stories, Bitcoin and data security/breach cases, are some of the major stories covered by the National Law Review, as they relate to the state of North Carolina. Visitors will find these, and other major updates, legislation, agency news, and prominent headlines on the NLR website, and will routinely find the most up to date stories from the state.

Date	Title	Organization
29 May	NC Struggles with Science, Politics, Increasing Infections, Social Distancing, and Poultry	Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
29 May	EPA OIG Finds TSCA Consent Orders Need Better Coordination	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
28 May	Federal Court: “There is no pandemic exception to the Constitution of the United States or the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment.”	Robinson & Cole LLP
27 May	State Insurance Commissioners Issue Notices Regarding Business Interruption Coverage	Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
26 May	Will COVID-19 Prompt “Holdout States” to Reconsider Medicaid Expansion?	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
21 May	NC Modestly Moves into Phase 2: What NC Businesses Need to Know	Ward and Smith, P.A.
21 May	Significant Restrictions Imposed on Public and Community Pools for Phase 2 Reopening in NC	Ward and Smith, P.A.
21 May	Indian Nations Law Update - May 2020	Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
21 May	How Outdoor Sports and Recreation Operations Can Legally Protect Themselves in a Post COVID-19 Environment	Ward and Smith, P.A.
13 May	What To Do First if You Are Involved in a Car Accident in North Carolina	Ward and Smith, P.A.
11 May	Employers Ask, "How Do I Get My Workers Back to the Workplace?"	Ward and Smith, P.A.
11 May	North Carolina Extends Certain Real Property Development Approvals	Ward and Smith, P.A.
8 May	Local Government Laws Updated to Deal with COVID-19 and States of Emergency	Ward and Smith, P.A.
8 May	Temporary Relief for NC Taxpayers Under New COVID-19 Legislation	Ward and Smith, P.A.
6 May	Can You Sue for Price Gouging?	Proskauer Rose LLP
5 May	New NC Law Relaxes Requirements for Execution of Estate Planning Documents	Ward and Smith, P.A.
1 May	Economic and Financial Uncertainty: How a Homeowners Association Can Protect Itself	Ward and Smith, P.A.
30 Apr	Spencer Gifts LLC to Pay $90,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit	U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
27 Apr	North Carolina's Stay-At-Home Order Extended Through May 8, 2020	Ward and Smith, P.A.
23 Apr	Courts, Custody, & Choices: How to Address New or Existing Issues	Ward and Smith, P.A.
21 Apr	Solar Sees a Record-Breaking 2019 for New Power Sources	K&L Gates
17 Apr	Desperate Times Call for…Taco Tuesday? Navigating the Use of Food Trucks in HOA Communities During COVID-19	Ward and Smith, P.A.
17 Apr	Is an NC Coronavirus Bail Out Coming? When & How We Expect the NCGA to Provide Relief to Businesses & Individuals	Ward and Smith, P.A.
16 Apr	Give the Details! Court Strikes “threadbare” Affirmative Defense	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
13 Apr	Estate Planning Considerations That Apply "Across the Board," and Not Just in Times of Global Pandemic	Ward and Smith, P.A.
11 Apr	Governor Adds New COVID-19 Social Distancing Regulations for Retailers	Ward and Smith, P.A.
11 Apr	Whodunnit? Understanding Who Is Responsible for COVID-19 Restrictions	Ward and Smith, P.A.
10 Apr	COVID and Defense Contractors: Fighting for the Future	Ward and Smith, P.A.
9 Apr	COVID-19 Cancelled My Event. What Now?	Ward and Smith, P.A.
9 Apr	Business Court Waives 90-Day Waiting Period For All Derivative Claims Where At Least One Claim Seeks Emergency Relief	Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
8 Apr	Business Court Now Requiring More To Keep Documents Under Seal	Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
6 Apr	COVID-19 and Force Majeure: What Businesses Should Know	Ward and Smith, P.A.
3 Apr	Remote Shareholders’ Meetings Authorized and Encouraged for North Carolina Corporations in COVID-19 Environment	Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
3 Apr	Minority Shareholders Might Just Owe Fellow Shareholders A Fiduciary Duty	Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
3 Apr	In Determining Legal Duties Owed, The Nature Of The Entity–And Not What You Call It–Controls	Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
3 Apr	Hire An Out-Of-State Law Firm? You Might Not Be Able To Sue Them In NC	Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
2 Apr	State Department of Insurance Statements About Business Interruption Coverage	Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
31 Mar	General, Unspecified Demands Are Insufficient To Maintain A Derivative Claim	Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
31 Mar	Frustrated Over The Lawsuit? Business Court Examines Whether Claims Are “Utterly Baseless”	Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
31 Mar	Some States Are Prioritizing Telehealth Through Section 1135 Waiver Requests	Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
31 Mar	Just Starting Up A Company? You Might Not Be Considered A “Competitor” To Those You Compete With	Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
30 Mar	AG's Office Gives Guidance on Remote Meetings for Local Governments during COVID-19	Ward and Smith, P.A.
30 Mar	North Carolina's Stay-At-Home Order: What Do You Need to Know?	Ward and Smith, P.A.
30 Mar	Impact of COVID-19 on Force Majeure and Rent Abatement in Commercial Leases	Ward and Smith, P.A.
29 Mar	Enhanced Unemployment Assistance Under the CARES Act	Ward and Smith, P.A.
28 Mar	Will Your Business Need a Re-Entry Certificate in the Event of a NC Shelter-In-Place Order?	Ward and Smith, P.A.
27 Mar	Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Issues County-Wide Stay-at-Home Order	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
25 Mar	Actual Cash Value: Is the Cost of Labor Part of Depreciation? The Courts Are Divided	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
25 Mar	Supreme Court Rules That States Cannot be Sued for Copyright Infringement, For Now…	Proskauer Rose LLP
24 Mar	Protecting Your Payment Rights in the Wake of the Coronavirus	Ward and Smith, P.A.