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Appeals Court rules for Wake sheriff in dispute involving Corum claim
The North Carolina Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of Wake County Sheriff Willie Rowe in a case that involved the rules surrounding state Corum claims.
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Church argues two SAFE Child Act cases already have been decided
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte is asking North Carolina’s highest court to rule against plaintiffs in two SAFE Child Act cases. The church argued in paperwork filed Friday that courts issued final rulings against both plaintiffs roughly a decade ago.
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Court Limits Options for Critics of Fees
RALEIGH — In a ruling that makes it significantly harder for citizens to challenge the legality of fees they pay to local governments, the North Carolina Court of Appeals on March 2 ruled that there is no right to pay a fee under protest and then challenge its legality — though that right has been recognized with regard to taxes subsequently struck down as illegal. After a couple who believed their landfill fees were unconstitutional decided to pay them, the county dismissed its lawsuit with prejudice. Subsequent attempts to recover the fees and have them struck down violated the legal doctrine of res judicata, the court ruled.
