November 2025

Charlotte, North Carolina—known today as the Queen City—emerged from humble beginnings at the intersection of two trading paths. Over nearly three centuries, it has transformed into one of the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the United States. This long-form history explores the forces that shaped Charlotte’s trajectory: from Native American roots to revolutionary defiance, from the ...

The North Carolina Court of Appeals recently affirmed an equitable distribution order in Arrington v. Arrington, where the trial court awarded an unequal distribution of marital assets to the husband despite his failure to respond to the lawsuit and the entry of default against him. The decision illustrates both the flexibility of equitable distribution law ...

For decades, artificial intelligence has hovered between science fiction and scientific ambition. Films like Terminator, Ex Machina, and Westworld painted dystopian portraits of machine domination, while technologists spoke cautiously about automation, algorithms, and efficiency. Yet as AI rapidly integrates into finance, healthcare, defense, and everyday communication, the question that once belonged to Hollywood writers now ...

The legal system provides powerful tools to resolve disputes, enforce rights, and ensure justice. But what happens when those tools are misused? North Carolina recognizes a tort called abuse of process, which arises when legal process is used not for its intended purpose, but as a weapon for harassment, coercion, or to gain an unfair ...

Introduction On June 3, 1985, a Chevy Blazer exploded on a quiet country road in Summerfield, North Carolina. Inside were Dr. Frederick “Fritz” Klenner, his lover and first cousin Susie Newsom Lynch, and her two young sons. All four perished in the fiery blast, bringing to a grisly end one of the strangest and most ...