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Overall, Republicans in North Carolina had a strong showing in Tuesday's midterm elections, but Democrats held on to take a few surprise victories at both the state legislative and. ....
After several delays due to litigation and the redrawing of districts, the list of candidates running in 2022 for elected public office in North Carolina is official. The candidate. ....
ALL WHRO SITES The North Carolina Senate will soon vote on a bill that includes changes to the state s body camera law. Photo by JK Laws/Shutterstock. North Carolina Lawmakers Want Greater Access To Bodycam Footage For Families Details Published: 11 May 2021 North Carolina lawmakers advanced a plan designed make it easier for families to view body camera footage of a relative’s encounter with police. It’s one step the North Carolina General Assembly will take following the fatal police shooting of Andrew Brown Jr., whose family has struggled through a weeks-long legal process to view body camera footage of his killing. ....
NCâs body camera law is back in the spotlight following Elizabeth City shooting North Carolina s body camera law back in the spotlight By Michael Praats | April 28, 2021 at 11:19 AM EDT - Updated April 28 at 7:38 PM WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - As a judge deliberates on the release of body camera footage from the shooting death of Andrew Brown Jr., the discussion surrounding North Carolinaâs body camera law is once again called into question. The current law comes from 2016 after then-Governor Pat McCrory signed a law limiting access to body camera videos. The law made it so police videos taken from dashcams and body cameras were no longer considered public records, instead, anyone requesting to see the video or have it released must get a judge to sign off on its release. ....
In North Carolina, It Takes A Court Order To Release Police Body Camera Footage Details Published: 27 April 2021 Six days after sheriff’s deputies in North Carolina fatally shot Andrew Brown Jr., the body camera footage has not been made public. That’s because state law requires a court order before the video can be released. After several days of pressure, Pasquotank County Attorney Michael Cox filed a motion on Monday to get that order. But the slow pace of this process has already provoked widespread frustration in the community. “If Andrew Brown would have done something illegal or incriminating, I guarantee you that video would be all over CNN and every other news station,” the family’s attorney, Ben Crump, said Monday night on CNN. ....