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Federal Appeals Court will not reconsider ruling against Duke Energy in Fayetteville case

The full 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals has voted not to hold a rehearing in a case that produced a recent ruling against Duke Energy. The court announced Tuesday that it had voted 11-2 against considering the case en banc.

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Top NC court will not rehear challenge to Greenville red-light cameras

The North Carolina Supreme Court has turned down a request to rehear a case challenging Greenville’s red-light camera enforcement program. Plaintiffs had asked the court to revisit the issue of North Carolinians seeking refunds from the government. The high court denied the request without comment in an order issued Thursday.

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Greenville red-light critics seek NC Supreme Court rehearing on refunds

Plaintiffs who lost a state Supreme Court battle against Greenville’s red-light camera enforcement program are seeking a rehearing. They ask North Carolina’s high court to revisit the issue of people seeking refunds from the government.

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Full state Appeals Court asked to rehear recent CON case

A hospital involved in a certificate-of-need legal dispute is asking the full North Carolina Court of Appeals to rehear a case involving a proposed emergency department in Buncombe County. But a competitor and the state Department of Health and Human Services want the court to publish its original decision.

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Full Appeals Court will not hold new hearing for cop killer Golphin

The state Court of Appeals will not hold a full “en banc” rehearing of the latest appeal from convicted murderer Kevin Salvador Golphin. An order released Tuesday showed that no judge on the 15-member court voted to grant the rehearing Golphin requested after his latest legal loss.

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Charlotte private school objects to full Appeals Court rehearing of parental dispute

Charlotte Latin School objects to a proposal for the full state Court of Appeals to rehear a case involving a dispute between the school and two former parents. A lawsuit claims the school expelled two students in 2021 after their parents questioned changes in school policy.

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Appeals Court will rehear cases involving school bus accidents and COVID meal delivery

The state Court of Appeals has granted rehearings in two cases involving school bus drivers who caused accidents while delivering meals during the COVID-19 pandemic. October rulings in both cases would have allowed the lawsuits to proceed to trial. A state Justice Department lawyer representing the Charlotte-Mecklenburg and Alexander County school boards asked the court in November to take another look at the legal issues involved.

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