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NC Supreme Court ends 32-year Leandro school funding case
The North Carolina Supreme Court has split, 4-3, in ending the 32-year-old Leandro school funding case.
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Chief justice focuses on fundamental rights in 250th anniversary year
A recent trip to Ukraine helped North Carolina Chief Justice Paul Newby focus on fundamental rights. He explained why during a presentation Saturday at the Carolina Liberty Conference.
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Court rules DOT contractor owes no worker’s comp for injured deputy
A split North Carolina Supreme Court has ruled that a Department of Transportation contractor does not have to cover part of the bill for a Robeson County deputy sheriff’s roadside injury.
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Top NC court ponders Richmond schools’ pursuit of $272K from state
North Carolina’s highest court will decide whether the Richmond County school board can renew its decade-old legal judgment of $272,300 against state government.
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Parents’ battle with Charlotte private school reaches top NC court
North Carolina’s highest court will decide whether parents can proceed with a lawsuit against the Charlotte private school that expelled their children in 2021.
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Top NC court wrestles with two Map Act cases
The North Carolina Supreme Court heard two Map Act cases Tuesday pitting property owners against the state Department of Transportation. DOT has warned that the cases could lead to payments “multiple times higher” than the state has faced in previous Map Act disputes. Plaintiffs have accused the department of “confusing” and “misleading” state courts.
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Top NC court ponders police searches based on cannabis odor
The North Carolina Supreme Court will decide in the months ahead whether law enforcement officers who smell cannabis have probable cause to search vehicles without warrants in this state. In a series of cases Tuesday, defendants urged the high court to answer no.
Opinion
Bar shutdown cases remind NC of Cooper’s legacy
Recent North Carolina Supreme Court rulings offer good news for those interested in protecting economic rights. The news might not be as good for former Gov. Roy Cooper.
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NC Supreme Court rules against former trooper in ‘good moral character’ case
The North Carolina Supreme Court has reversed lower court decisions and ruled against a former state trooper seeking to be recertified as a law enforcement officer in the state. A state commission had determined that plaintiff Maurice Devalle lacked “good moral character.”
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NC Supreme Court ruling favors property owner in sewer line battle with Apex
The North Carolina Supreme Court issued a ruling Friday favoring a property owner in her decade-long battle with Apex over a disputed sewer line. Now a trial judge will determine how the town must compensate Beverly Rubin for illegally installing the line under her property.
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Top NC court allows bar owners to pursue COVID shutdown cases against governor
The North Carolina Supreme Court issued a pair of decisions Friday allowing bar owners in the state to pursue lawsuits against the governor over COVID-related shutdowns in 2020. The court’s majority emphasized the bar owners’ state constitutional rights to the “fruits of their own labor.”
Opinion
Juror substitution case highlights top NC court’s divide
The state Supreme Court splits along party lines in a case that boils down to solving 12-1+1.
