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Judges reverse ruling sending hog ‘slush fund’ money to NC schools
The North Carolina Court of Appeals has reversed a lower court ruling that could have diverted $12 million from the state attorney general to public schools.
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Appeals Court favors lawmakers over Stein in judicial, utilities case
The state Appeals Court has ruled in favor of Republican legislative leaders and against Democratic Gov. Josh Stein in a dispute over judicial and utilities appointments.
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NC Appeals Court hears arguments in AG’s hog farm ‘slush fund’ case
North Carolina’s second-highest court will decide in the weeks ahead whether Smithfield Foods’ $12 million in payments to the state since 2019 will head to public schools. A trial judge ruled in 2024 that the money should fund schools rather than remain with an environmental grant program run by the state attorney general.
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Court rejects oral argument in NC ‘fair elections’ lawsuit
The North Carolina Court of Appeals will not hear oral arguments in a case involving a dispute over a state constitutional right to “fair elections.” Former state Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr had requested the arguments as he challenges a lower court’s 2024 ruling against him.
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Lawmakers label request for oral argument in ‘fair elections’ suit improper
Former North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr’s request for a new oral argument in his “fair elections” lawsuit is both “improper” and “untimely.” That’s according to a court filing Tuesday from state legislative leaders.
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Orr seeks oral argument at NC Appeals Court in ‘fair elections’ suit
Former North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr is asking the state’s second-highest court to schedule oral arguments as its considers his “fair elections” lawsuit. The Court of Appeals is considering Orr’s case after a three-judge trial court panel ruled against Orr in June 2024.
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Court filing challenges AG’s hog farm ‘slush fund’
A new court filing at North Carolina’s second-highest court challenges the state attorney general’s ability to control money from a state settlement with Smithfield Foods. Critics have labeled the arrangement a “slush fund.”
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AG’s office defends hog ‘slush fund’ in NC Appeals Court brief
The North Carolina attorney general’s office is defending its 25-year-old multimillion-dollar environmental grant program funded by Smithfield Foods. A Wake County judge ruled last year that $12 million from the fund should head to public schools.
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New court filing bashes Orr’s ‘fair elections’ lawsuit
Top legislative leaders took another shot Monday at former North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr’s “fair elections” lawsuit. Lawmakers and Orr’s legal team submitted competing briefs to the state Court of Appeals.
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Bars rebut Cooper’s arguments about COVID compensation
North Carolina bar owners suing Gov. Roy Cooper over his decision to keep bars closed during the COVID-19 pandemic made the case this week for compensation from the state. The state Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Oct. 23 in NC Bar and Tavern Association v. Cooper. It’s one of two cases at the state’s highest court that day pitting the governor against bar owners.
