Tracking secret search warrants varies across NC
When North Carolina courts issue warrants to search homes or private property during criminal investigations, records of that process are supposed to be public.Exceptions should be rare.But a first-of-its-kind examination by a dozen North Carolina newsrooms found that state courts for the most part don’t track how often they keep these records secret. And although they contend that sealing search warrants is an uncommon practice, most court clerks, […]
