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Top NC court will not revisit DOT case that led to deference ruling
The North Carolina Supreme Court will not take a second look at a Department of Transportation case that produced a 2025 ruling against agency deference.
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DOT can revisit firing that prompted NC deference ruling
The North Carolina Court of Appeals will allow the state Department of Transportation to revisit a firing that prompted a court ruling gutting agency “deference.”
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Top NC court rejects fired WSSU professor’s request for clarification
The fired Winston-Salem State University professor linked to the North Carolina Supreme Court’s recent deference ruling seeks clarification from the high court.
Opinion
Top NC court delivers bad news to bureaucrats
Three Oct. 17 decisions from the North Carolina Supreme Court delivered wins for those who challenge actions from state government's unaccountable employees.
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Top NC court scraps regulatory deference in case of fired WSSU professor
The North Carolina Supreme Court has used the case of a fired Winston-Salem State University professor to rule that state courts will not defer to state agencies’ interpretations of their own rules and regulations.
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DOT seeks to revisit firing that prompted recent NC deference ruling
The North Carolina Department of Transportation is asking the state’s second-highest court to allow the department to revisit its 2019 dismissal of employee Thurman Savage. A court filing Tuesday indicates that Savage opposes DOT’s plan. Savage’s case prompted a recent state Supreme Court ruling gutting agency deference in North Carolina courts.
Opinion
Deference ruling means good news for NC government challenges
The state Supreme Court used the case of a fired state worker to reject the idea of judicial deference to North Carolina government agencies.
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Top NC court rejects deference in case of fired DOT worker
The North Carolina Supreme Court clearly rejected one form of judicial deference Friday in the case of a fired state Department of Transportation worker. In a 5-2 decision, justices instructed courts not to bow to a government agency’s interpretation of state law when deciding a case.
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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Top NC court could tackle deference in case of fired DOT worker
The North Carolina Supreme Court could use the case of a fired state Department of Transportation employee to address the legal issue of judicial deference to government agencies. Two justices focused on deference issues during oral arguments Tuesday in Thurman Savage’s lawsuit against the DOT.
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Top NC court could clarify deference in case of WSSU professor’s firing
The North Carolina Supreme Court could use the case of a fired Winston-Salem State University professor to clarify state courts’ deference to government agencies in legal disputes involving government regulations. Two justices signaled an interest in tackling the deference issue during oral arguments Tuesday in the case Mitchell v. UNC Board of Governors.
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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.
