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NC Appeals Court hears dispute over ’23 Pembroke mayor’s race
A two-year dispute over the 2023 Pembroke mayor’s race reached the North Carolina Court of Appeals Tuesday.
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Top NC court ponders Richmond schools’ pursuit of $272K from state
North Carolina’s highest court will decide whether the Richmond County school board can renew its decade-old legal judgment of $272,300 against state government.
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Parents’ battle with Charlotte private school reaches top NC court
North Carolina’s highest court will decide whether parents can proceed with a lawsuit against the Charlotte private school that expelled their children in 2021.
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Veterans eligible for new NC flight tech certificate program
The GE Aerospace Foundation has donated $500,000 to the Manufacturing Institute’s Heroes MAKE America Program program at Fayetteville Technical Community College near Fort Bragg.
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Families fault judicial system at tense Charlotte hearing
In a Charlotte field hearing of the US House Judiciary Committee Monday, lawmakers clashed over how to address violent crime, while victims' families blamed system failures.
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State Supreme Court to decide if Apex fee challenge moves forward as class action
The North Carolina Supreme Court will decide in the months ahead whether developers challenging a recreation fee in Apex can move forward with a class-action suit. The town has asked the high court to reverse a trial judge’s decision allowing the class action.
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Top NC court wrestles with two Map Act cases
The North Carolina Supreme Court heard two Map Act cases Tuesday pitting property owners against the state Department of Transportation. DOT has warned that the cases could lead to payments “multiple times higher” than the state has faced in previous Map Act disputes. Plaintiffs have accused the department of “confusing” and “misleading” state courts.
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NC Supreme Court mulls class-action status for Carteret solid waste fee dispute
North Carolina’s highest court will decide whether a legal challenge to Carteret County’s solid waste fees will move forward as a class-action suit. The court heard an hour of oral arguments Wednesday in the dispute.
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Top NC court ponders police searches based on cannabis odor
The North Carolina Supreme Court will decide in the months ahead whether law enforcement officers who smell cannabis have probable cause to search vehicles without warrants in this state. In a series of cases Tuesday, defendants urged the high court to answer no.
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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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‘Cardiac Pack’ appeals ruling in NIL lawsuit against NCAA
Members of North Carolina State University’s 1983 national championship men’s basketball team are appealing a judge’s ruling against them in a lawsuit against the NCAA. The former players accuse the college sports governing agency of misusing their names, images, and likenesses for decades.
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Stein announces creation of AI Council, other initiatives at press conference
Gov. Josh Stein and other state officials held a press conference Tuesday afternoon, deemed an “NC Strong Update,” to give an overview of initiatives that the governor’s office and other state agencies are implementing in areas including AI, the biotech industry, public education, and disaster preparedness.
