{"id":5511,"date":"2026-02-10T14:10:51","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T14:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/library\/?p=5511"},"modified":"2026-02-10T14:10:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T14:10:53","slug":"american-revolution-to-digital-evolution-250-years-of-north-carolina-justice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/library\/american-revolution-to-digital-evolution-250-years-of-north-carolina-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"American Revolution to Digital Evolution: 250+ Years of North Carolina Justice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"810\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-10-090206.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5510\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Interested in the Tar Heel state\u2019s involvement in the Revolutionary War and our Constitutional Legacy over the last 250+ years? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out this fascinating interactive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/redir\/redirect\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbuff.ly%2FIaRbrlT&amp;urlhash=fdXM&amp;mt=ktICu3tQgZOAPlTF2HYvRbrCgImjPGMpvn3hXzmJ_OHMF_lkU7OihOo9IHOtoOY4W2CCbOuxSWSBCfkuu355aN0oGuRMWmJ8VhSSZcoEtHq4tv5ABWRR&amp;isSdui=true&amp;lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_feed_media_fullscreen_viewer%3B76vp%2F3oMSsW6q7bIIxXgFA%3D%3D\">timeline<\/a>, courtesy of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nccourts.gov\/\">NC courts system<\/a>! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>FYI, the courts website has many other useful features, such as <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>full text Supreme Court and Court of Appeals <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nccourts.gov\/documents\/appellate-court-opinions\">opinions<\/a>,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>fillable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nccourts.gov\/documents\/forms\">forms<\/a>, <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ways to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nccourts.gov\/services\/request-a-public-record\">request public records<\/a>, and <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>help topics, such as this one on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nccourts.gov\/help-topics\/domestic-violence\">domestic violence<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Interested in the Tar Heel state\u2019s involvement in the Revolutionary War and our Constitutional Legacy over the last 250+ years? 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