A judge ruled this week that a federal lawsuit against eCourts, the state’s $100 million digital records system, can go forward.

And some defense attorneys struggling with the system in Wake, one of the four pilot counties where the eCourts case management system rolled out in mid-February, say its disruptions and slowdowns ...

United States District Court Judge William Osteen’s ruling could reveal more about eCourts, software that plaintiffs allege led to extra jail time and multiple arrests on the same warrant.

As North Carolina courts prepare to expand eCourts, intended to be a “virtual ... refer to specific issues identified with a particular case event or action producing an unanticipated result ...