Opinion
Top NC court unlikely to defer decision on major legal issue
North Carolina Supreme Court Justices Trey Allen and Richard Dietz have signaled interest in clarifying the role of judicial deference in state courts.
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Fired NCDOT worker hopes SCOTUS deference ruling will boost his case
A fired North Carolina Department of Transportation employee hopes a decision last summer from the US Supreme Court can boost his legal case against the department. North Carolina’s highest court agreed in December 2023 to hear the case of Thurman Crofton Savage, fired in 2019 from his DOT job as a driver's education program specialist.
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SCOTUS overturns ‘Chevron’ precedent as state’s top court ponders deference
The US Supreme Court overturned Friday a controversial 40-year-old precedent that called for courts to defer to government agencies’ interpretations when considering ambiguous laws. The end of so-called “Chevron deference” arrives as North Carolina’s top court prepares to consider its own deference case.
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Budd, Bishop back Supreme Court brief bashing ‘Chevron deference’
Two members of North Carolina’s congressional delegation have signed onto a US Supreme Court brief opposing so-called “Chevron deference.” That’s a legal doctrine that compels judges to defer to government administrative agencies’ interpretations of federal laws. Sen. Ted Budd and Rep. Dan Bishop joined 34 colleagues in endorsing the brief.
