Opinion
State Supreme Court ruling promotes property rights, school choice
A decision promoting the "free use of land" ends up helping a charter school developer win a court fight with the town of Wake Forest.
News
State Supreme Court rules against Wake Forest in charter school sidewalk fight
The North Carolina Supreme Court has ruled against the town of Wake Forest in a battle over permits for a charter school. In a 5-2 decision Friday, the court’s Republican majority ruled that Wake Forest should not have used a local sidewalk rule to block the school’s construction in 2020.
News
State Supreme Court tackles Wake Forest’s use of sidewalk rule to reject charter school
North Carolina’s highest court will decide in the months ahead whether the town of Wake Forest could use a sidewalk requirement to reject a proposed charter school in 2020. The topic generated an hour of oral arguments Tuesday at the state Supreme Court.
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Wake town defends charter school rejection in NC Supreme Court filings
The town of Wake Forest defended in a series of state Supreme Court filings Friday its 2020 decision to reject a local charter school. The town urges the high court to uphold the state Appeals Court's 2-1 ruling in 2022 defending the town’s action.
Opinion
NC Supreme Court could blunt local government efforts to block charter schools
The state's highest court will determine whether Wake Forest leaders abused their authority when blocking a proposed charter school.
News
Home builders group takes interest in Wake Forest charter school dispute
A group representing N.C. home builders is supporting a charter school operator in its legal fight with the town of Wake Forest. The state Supreme Court will hear the case in the months ahead.
News
Charter school group enters legal dispute over Wake Forest’s decision to block school
The N.C. Coalition of Charter Schools is urging the N.C. Supreme Court to overturn a lower court’s decision against a proposed charter school in Wake Forest. A new friend-of-the-court brief filed Friday targets the state Appeals Court’s 2022 ruling supporting the town.
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NC Supreme Court to take up Wake Forest charter school dispute
The N.C. Supreme Court will consider a lawsuit challenging Wake Forest’s decision in 2020 to block construction of a new charter school. A 2-1 ruling from the state Appeals Court last year supported the town in the legal fight.
