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Turpins respond to private school groups, Catholic Diocese at top NC court

Parents suing a Charlotte private school over the expulsion of their two children responded this week to court filings from the local Catholic Diocese and state and regional groups representing independent schools. Oral arguments are scheduled Oct. 29 at the North Carolina Supreme Court.

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Federal Appeals Court rejects suit against CSX over Lumberton flooding

The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected the final portion of a lawsuit Lumberton residents filed against CSX Transportation over flood damage from Hurricanes Matthew and Florence. It’s the second time federal appellate judges have addressed the dispute.

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Catholic diocese adds First Amendment argument to Turpin case

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte offered a First Amendment argument Monday while supporting a private school in a case at North Carolina's highest court. Two parents are suing the school over its expulsion of two students in 2021. The state Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments on Oct. 29 in the case Turpin v. Charlotte Latin Schools.  

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Charlotte private school defends decision to end contract in Turpin dispute

A Charlotte private school asked North Carolina’s highest court Monday to reject legal arguments from the parents of two students expelled from the school in 2021. It’s a case that has attracted attention from two Republican congressmen and 11 GOP members of the state legislature.

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Appeals Court rules suit over off-campus WCU housing can proceed

The North Carolina Court of Appeals will allow the owner of an off-campus student housing complex at Western Carolina University to move forward with its lawsuit against the school. Owners of The Husk argued that the university breached a contract in 2021 when it opened three new on-campus dorms and planned to require all first-...

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