The N.C. Supreme Court has chosen not to issue a decision on the merits of a former Durham police sergeant's challenge of his dismissal. But that ruling Thursday prompted a 5-2 split. Dissenting Democratic justices raised concerns about court procedure.
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected a Charlotte police officer’s claim of qualified immunity in a lawsuit challenging her fatal shooting of Danquirs Franklin in 2019. The unanimous decision reverses trial Judge Graham Mullen, who had ruled in favor of Officer Wende Kerl and the city.
A coalition of media groups is taking interest in a public records dispute at the N.C. Court of Appeals. The case involves WBTV’s request for surveys completed by members of the Charlotte City Council in late 2020. The coalition filed paperwork Thursday seeking permission to file a friend-of-the-court brief in the case.
"We have a workforce housing crisis in North Carolina," Sen. Paul Newton, R-Cabarrus, said. "Firefighters, teachers, and nurses across our state can't afford to buy a home. As a result, many North Carolinians are missing out on the American Dream and the opportunity to build generational wealth."
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a trial court’s ruling favoring Chapel Hill in a dispute over fees charged to developers for affordable housing. Appellate judges agreed the plaintiff waited too long to file suit.
A paper mill, which has been operating for more than 100 years and is integral to the economy of Canton, is slated to close by June 2023. This will force around 1,300 workers currently employed at the mill to seek new jobs.
A federal judge has removed the activist group Emancipate NC from a lawsuit accusing Raleigh police of violating residents' rights during a “no-knock” raid at the wrong home in 2020. U.S. District Judge Terrence Boyle ruled Monday that the group lacked standing to take part in the case. Boyle’s order also removes 10 police officers as defendants in the suit.
Wake County hopes the state’s highest court will take up a dispute involving the county’s scrap metal contract. The county wants to see a lawsuit from a losing contract bidder thrown out.
On Monday, all seven Democratic Wake County Commissioners expressed their full support for a compromise version of House Bill 99, a bill filed by Rep. Erin Paré, R-Wake. The bill would change the election process to make Wake County Commissioners elected by their districts rather than At-Large, as it currently stands.
A unanimous N.C. Court of Appeals panel has affirmed a trial court’s ruling in favor of a couple who want to open a motocross training center in Davidson County. County officials had initially rejected the center in July 2021.
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower court’s ruling against a fired Vance County sheriff’s deputy. The deputy had made claims against the county and sheriff including retaliation, disparate treatment, and a hostile work environment based on race and sexual orientation.
