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Top NC court tackles Currituck’s use of occupancy tax money
North Carolina’s highest court will decide whether Currituck County has authority to spend occupancy tax money for public safety and emergency services.
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Top NC court will tackle Currituck occupancy tax dispute in February
The North Carolina Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Feb. 17 in a case challenging Currituck County’s use of local occupancy tax money.
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Tourism groups support suit against Currituck tax at top NC court
Groups tied to North Carolina’s travel and tourism industry are backing a lawsuit against Currituck County at the state’s highest court. The suit from local taxpayers contends that county commissioners have violated state law when spending occupancy tax money.
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State Supreme Court issues ruling favoring Orange school impact fee challenge
The North Carolina Supreme Court will allow plaintiffs challenging school impact fees in Orange County to move forward with their pursuit of refunds. The decision Friday reverses a split Court of Appeals, which delivered a less clear-cut result in 2023 for plaintiffs challenging the fees.
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Cooper, Stein urge NC Appeals Court to uphold ruling against elections board changes
Lawyers for Gov. Roy Cooper and Attorney General Josh Stein are asking the North Carolina Court of Appeals to uphold a trial court ruling blocking proposed changes to the makeup of the State Board of Elections. Cooper and Stein filed briefs Monday in a case called Cooper v. Berger. It pits the Democratic governor against Republican legislative leaders.
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Orange County school impact fee opponents make case to top NC court
Critics challenging Orange County’s school impact fees offered their arguments Monday to North Carolina’s highest court. It’s the latest step in a class-action legal dispute that started in 2017.
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Critics urge state’s highest court to reject Currituck occupancy tax appeal
Plaintiffs challenging Currituck County’s occupancy tax spending are asking the state Supreme Court to reject the county’s recent appeal. The state’s second-highest court ruled against the county in March.
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Currituck asks NC Supreme Court to take up occupancy tax dispute
Currituck County and its Tourism Development Authority want North Carolina’s highest court to consider a dispute involving local occupancy taxes. The state Court of Appeals ruled against the county in March.
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Appeals Court rules against Currituck County in occupancy tax dispute
The North Carolina Court of Appeals has ruled against Currituck County in its dispute with residents over spending of occupancy tax money. Tuesday’s decision means Currituck cannot spend occupancy tax proceeds on public safety services. The decision also revives critics’ case against other challenged uses of occupancy tax money. Appellate judges reversed a 2021 trial court order favoring the county.
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Lawmakers appealing elections board ruling favoring Cooper
Top legislative leaders will ask the North Carolina Court of Appeals to review a three-judge panel’s ruling favoring Gov. Roy Cooper in a legal fight over the State Elections Board. Lawmakers filed a notice of appeal Tuesday, the same day the public learned about the panel’s decision.
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Three-judge panel rules in favor of Cooper in fight over new state elections board
A bipartisan three-judge panel has ruled in favor of Gov. Roy Cooper in his legal fight with legislative leaders over a new state elections board. The decision means the current five-member elections board with a 3-2 Democratic majority will remain in place.
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Orange County school impact fee fight appealed to NC Supreme Court
Property owners challenging school impact fees in Orange County hope the NC Supreme Court will take their case. They’re asking the court to follow the lead of a dissent from the state’s second-highest court.
