Opinion
Appeals Court judges show they know a quacking duck
Critics of North Carolina's Opportunity Scholarship Program tried to disguise their legal attack against OSP. Two appellate judges saw through the disguise.
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Split Appeals Court sends Opportunity Scholarship case to three-judge panel
The N.C. Court of Appeals has ruled, with a split 2-1 vote, that a lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s Opportunity Scholarship Program should head to a three-judge trial court panel. The ruling announced Tuesday marks a win for the state, legislative leaders, and Opportunity Scholarship defenders.
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Opportunity Scholarship defenders boost case for moving challenge to three-judge panel
The legal fight over North Carolina’s Opportunity Scholarship Program focuses now on whether a single judge or a three-judge panel should hear the case. Lawyers for the state and the scholarships’ parent supporters have filed new briefs supporting the three-judge option. Separate filings in the case titled Kelly v. State of N.C. arrived Wednesday at...
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Opportunity Scholarship defenders seek to block opponents’ legal maneuvers
Legislative defenders of North Carolina’s Opportunity Scholarship Program are asking the N.C. Court of Appeals to block “burdensome” trial court activity in a lawsuit challenging the program. They say trial court discovery should remain on hold until the Appeals Court resolves other issues in the case. In a lawsuit, “discovery” refers to the exchange of...
