The Lewis F. Powell, Jr. Courthouse, home of the Fourth Circuit, in Richmond, Virginia. (Acroterion via Wikipedia)
RICHMOND, Va. (CN) A retired Air Force officer’s use of a racial slur toward a Black store clerk did not fall within the “fighting words” exception to free speech protection, the Fourth Circuit ruled Tuesday.
A U.S. magistrate judge found Lt. Col. Jules Bartow guilty under Virginia’s abusive language statute in a case stemming from a series of rhetorical questions that included a racial slur Bartow posed to a store clerk in 2018.
Cathy Johnson-Felder, a Black sales associate at the Marine Corps Exchange store in Quantico, Virginia, testified that she was involved in a heated exchange with Bartow while he tried on boots. The exchange started off badly, with Johnson-Felder wishing Bartow a good morning.
Appeals judges skeptical about reinstating N.C. abortion ban
RALEIGH (AP) Federal judges expressed skepticism on Thursday about reinstating North Carolina’s ban on abortions after the 20th week of pregnancy, especially after state officials have acknowledged that the prohibition hasn’t been enforced.
A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, heard remote oral arguments from attorneys for abortion providers who successfully sued years ago to block the ban which provided some exceptions for medical emergencies and local prosecutors and state officials who are trying to restore it. The judges did not indicate when they would rule.
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) â Federal judges expressed skepticism on Thursday about reinstating North Carolina s ban on abortions after the 20th week of pregnancy, especially after state officials have acknowledged that the prohibition hasn t been enforced.
A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, heard remote oral arguments from attorneys for abortion providers who successfully sued years ago to block the ban â which provided some exceptions for medical emergencies â and local prosecutors and state officials who are trying to restore it. The judges did not indicate when they would rule.
Echoing the actions of GOP-led legislatures in numerous states, Republicans at the North Carolina legislature have been passing laws expanding abortion restrictions since taking over the General Assembly a decade ago. On Thursday, lawmakers in the North Carolina House approved a measure banning abortions if a womanâs decision centers on the unbo