Carolina Criminal Defense & DUI Lawyer Updates

Merging in North Carolina is one of those subjects drivers are absolutely certain they’re right about. They’re deeply offended when someone else appears to be “cutting the line” by using an open lane all the way to the merge point. What they may not realize is that, when a zipper merge is intended, the supposedly inconsiderate driver is actually following the roadway’s intend...

CMPD racist text messages reportedly describing a competition to stop Black drivers present a nightmare scenario for Charlotte’s criminal justice system. Prosecutors, defense lawyers, judges, and law enforcement now face questions about encounters and cases that may have depended on officers whose impartiality and credibility require examination.

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Charlotte teen curfew changes take effect November 1, 2026, and the city’s nighttime restrictions will now reach 16- and 17-year-olds, who were not covered under the prior ordinance. Under the pilot approved by Charlotte City Council, every child and teenager younger than 18 is covered from 10 p.m. until 6 a.m., seven days a week, through August 31,...

Atkinson, a Pender County municipality, appears to have adopted North Carolina’s first Flock camera ban, with an ordinance prohibiting automated license plate reader cameras within its corporate limits.

2026 Supreme Court predictions arrive with a crowded board and some hot topic (if not “third rail”) items. AR-15 bans, religious preschool funding, climate damages, immigration detention, third-country deportations, and Arizona’s proof-of-citizenship rules give the justices at least six substantial disputes before the holidays. Some of the more contentious opinions are likely...