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NC Supreme Court drops class action in Apex recreation fee dispute
The North Carolina Supreme Court has vacated a lower court’s order for a class-action lawsuit against a recreation fee Apex charged to local developers.
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 rules against DHHS, Duke in Wake County CON dispute
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.
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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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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
Courts could clarify NC government’s executive, legislative power
The state Supreme Court offers clues about the likely outcome of a legal skirmish between the governor and top legislative leaders.
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NC Supreme Court allows Auditor Boliek to maintain elections board appointments
The North Carolina Supreme Court will allow State Auditor Dave Boliek to maintain his new appointment powers for the State Board of Elections. The court split, 5-2, Friday in rejecting Gov. Josh Stein’s request to block a lower court order supporting Boliek.
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Split NC Supreme Court permits teen’s forced COVID vaccination suit against Guilford schools
A Guilford County teenager and his mother can move forward with their lawsuit against the local school board and the Old North State Medical Society over a forced COVID-19 vaccination. The state Supreme Court reversed lower court rulings against the teen and mother with a 5-2 decision Friday.
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NC Supreme Court sends Griffin’s election complaint back to trial court
Republican state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin will not be allowed to bypass a state trial court in his effort to block 65,000 or more votes from counting in his election against Democrat Allison Riggs. The state's highest court issued an order Wednesday sending the case back to Wake County Superior Court to address his election challenge.
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Top NC court skeptical that federal law blocks teen’s forced COVID vaccination suit
North Carolina Supreme Court justices expressed skepticism Wednesday that a federal law blocks a 14-year-old boy and his mother from pursuing a lawsuit based on the teen's forced vaccination against COVID-19.
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NC Supreme Court rules RFK Jr. will not appear on state election ballot
The North Carolina Supreme Court has split, 4-3, in determining that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will not appear on the state’s election ballot as a presidential candidate. Republican Justice Richard Dietz and the court’s two Democrats dissented.
