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State Supreme Court grants stay to DOT worker fired over bus driver recertification

The state’s highest court has granted a temporary stay to a former state Department of Transportation worker challenging his dismissal. DOT had cited Thurman Crofton Savage’s violations of bus driver recertification rules when firing him.

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Full 4th Circuit tackles ‘very important case’ of State Health Plan transgender coverage

Splits were evident among 14 judges of the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals, as they held a rare “en banc” hearing Thursday in a case involving North Carolina State Health Plan coverage for treatment sought by transgender people.

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Gaston school board appeals ruling upholding SAFE Child Act

Eight days after a split state Court of Appeals panel upheld North Carolina's SAFE Child Act as constitutional, the Gaston County school board is appealing that decision to North Carolina’s highest court. The Gaston school board is a defendant in McKinney v. Goins, a case challenging the 2019 Safe Child Act as unconstitutional.

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State Supreme Court wrestles with lawyers’ fees in Harkers Island Bridge dispute

As the state Department of Transportation pushes ahead with its $68 million Harkers Island Bridge replacement project, the state Supreme Court focused Wednesday on a battle over roughly $90,000. That’s the amount of lawyers’ fees a Superior Court awarded plaintiffs in 2020 during their bid to block the bridge project from moving forward.

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Wilson school board appeals pension-spiking ruling to top NC court

The Wilson County school board hopes North Carolina’s top court will take up its case challenging an application of the state pension-spiking law. An August court ruling could force Wilson schools to pay an additional $400,000 to help fund a former assistant superintendent’s retirement.

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Appeals Court rules for Mocksville in COVID-related dispute with fired police officer

A unanimous state Court of Appeals panel has ruled in favor of Mocksville in the town’s legal dispute with a fired police officer. The officer had claimed he was dismissed after filing a complaint that he was forced to work while sick with COVID-19.

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Leandro education funding case could head back to NC’s highest court

Lawyers for North Carolina’s top legislative leaders have signaled that they will seek a new state Supreme Court review of the long-running Leandro education funding case. A footnote in a court filing Friday mentions lawmakers' plan to ask the high court to bypass the state Appeals Court in the latest Leandro dispute.

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Osteen chides Earls, Judicial Standards Commission for ‘inflammatory’ court filings

US District Judge William Osteen has criticized both state Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls and the state Judicial Standards Commission for recent court filings in Earls’ First Amendment lawsuit. Osteen labeled language in the court filings “inflammatory.”

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