Proponents and opponents said previously the case could have widespread legal consequences for access to gender-affirming ...

Caldwell replaced his father, also named Jesse Caldwell, who retired after turning 72 in May, the state's mandatory retirement age for judges. Caldwell had been a Superior Court judge in Gaston County ...

A Gaston County magistrate is the latest to resign from his job rather than having to perform same-sex marriages.

A civil complaint against a Gaston County magistrate was dismissed by a judge on Tuesday following an attorney's motion.

GASTON COUNTY, N.C. -- A Gaston County magistrate quit his job so he wouldn't have to perform same sex marriages. While some North Carolina lawmakers are pushing for a religious exemption, gay ...

A Gaston County magistrate is the latest to resign from his job rather than having to perform same-sex marriages.

GASTONIA – A Gaston County magistrate is the latest to resign from his job rather than having to perform same-sex marriages. The Gaston Gazette reports Bill Stevenson resigned his job on Oct. 16 ...