The North Carolina Supreme Court has split, 4-3, in ending the 32-year-old Leandro school funding case.
Few North Carolinians are likely to criticize state Attorney General Jeff Jackson for pursuing an environmental contamination lawsuit against DuPont and Chemours. They’re easy targets. Yet North Carolina’s Supreme Court will consider in the months ahead whether Jackson has exceeded his authority. The case’s outcome could have significant implications. It could clarify whether state government...
The North Carolina Supreme Court has approved class-action lawsuits challenging government fees assessed in Raleigh and Carteret counties. Both cases produced unanimous decisions Friday.
The North Carolina Supreme Court has overturned two recent lower-court rulings in cases involving the state’s now-repealed Map Act.
The North Carolina Supreme Court split 5-2 in granting a stay in Attorney General Jeff Jackson’s environmental contamination lawsuit against DuPont and Chemours.
The North Carolina Supreme Court has upheld a lower court ruling against the Department of Health and Human Services and Duke Health in a Wake County certificate-of-need dispute. The court clarified that an applicant who loses a CON to a competitor has suffered “substantial prejudice,” one of the factors necessary for a successful court challenge.
The North Carolina Supreme Court upheld Friday a lower court’s decision favoring the North Carolina Farm Bureau in a legal battle with state environmental regulators. The high court split, 5-2, in determining that three provisions in the state’s general animal-waste permits should have been subjected to the state’s rulemaking process.
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.
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.
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.
The state Supreme Court used the case of a fired state worker to reject the idea of judicial deference to North Carolina government agencies.
