The end of a 32-year-old court fight over education funding could prompt new action from would-be reformers.
For all the confusion, finger-pointing, and rancor that accompanied the North Carolina Supreme Court’s final ruling in the Leandro school-finance case, the primary emotion it conjured in me was relief. This is likely the last time I’ll feel compelled to comment on the matter. I have many acquaintances, and some cherished friends, who are very...
The North Carolina Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the long-running Leandro school funding case, ruling that every decision made in the case since 2017 was void. The ruling brings an end to decades of litigation over public education funding. The ruling marks a significant turning point in one of North Carolina’s most consequential education cases,...
Many North Carolinians are unaware they have a duty to be a protector of this trust in addition to being a beneficiary, but it is written for all to confirm.
On Wednesday, Gov. Josh Stein joined 18 other Democratic governors in a letter urging Congress to reclaim its authority over tariffs following a 6-3 US Supreme Court ruling that President Donald Trump cannot use federal emergency powers to impose them.
Control over appointments to North Carolina’s State Board of Elections depends on the outcome of a legal dispute that headed to the state’s second-highest court Tuesday afternoon.
North Carolina’s winter weather threat has prompted the state Appeals Court to postpone oral arguments in a dispute over state elections board appointments.
Auditor Dave Boliek hopes the state Appeals Court’s recent ruling in a case pitting the governor against top legislators will affect another case with the same parties.
A bipartisan North Carolina Court of Appeals panel will hear a case on Jan. 27 dealing with control over appointments to the state elections board.
The state auditor and legislative leaders argue that recent court rulings boost their defense of a state law shifting control of elections board appointments.
The John Locke Foundation and North Carolina Institute for Constitutional Law are supporting state legislative leaders in their legal battle with Gov. Roy Cooper over appointments to seven state boards and commissions.
