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NC Supreme Court ends 32-year Leandro school funding case
The North Carolina Supreme Court has split, 4-3, in ending the 32-year-old Leandro school funding case.
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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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Battle over judicial, utilities appointments reaches NC Appeals Court
North Carolina’s second-highest court wrestled Tuesday with a constitutional battle over government appointments called Stein v. Hall.
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New court ruling could affect NC utilities appointment fight
A ruling Wednesday in a courtroom battle over appointments to seven North Carolina state boards and commissions could influence the outcome of another legal fight. This one involves the shift of a state Utilities Commission appointment from the governor to the state treasurer.
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Briner counters Stein’s arguments in utilities appointment court fight
State Treasurer Brad Briner challenged Gov. Josh Stein’s legal arguments Tuesday in a court battle over appointments to the North Carolina Utilities Commission. The state Court of Appeals will hear the case on Oct. 15.
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Richmond County schools seeking 10-year-old court award of $272,000 from state
The Richmond County Board of Education is seeking help from North Carolina’s courts in securing a 10-year-old judgment of $272,300 against state government. The case is heading to the state Court of Appeals.
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State’s highest court wrestles again with Leandro education funding issues
The North Carolina Supreme Court could decide in the coming months whether to strike the most recent decisions about court-ordered education funding in the 30-year legal battle commonly known as Leandro. All seven justices spent 80 minutes Thursday morning listening to and questioning lawyers who defended and opposed an April 2023 trial court order calling for $677 million in additional state funding.
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State Supreme Court splits, 4-2, on Berger’s participation in Leandro case
The state Supreme Court split, 4-2, Friday on allowing Justice Phil Berger Jr. to take part in next week’s hearing in the 30-year-long education funding dispute commonly known as Leandro. That means all seven justices will take part in oral arguments on Feb. 22.
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Lawyers seek extended state Supreme Court argument time for Leandro
Lawyers preparing for the state Supreme Court’s latest consideration of a 30-year-long education funding case want to spend more time before the court’s justices. A motion filed Friday at the state’s highest court asks justices to extend oral argument time from 60 minutes to 90 minutes.
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Lawmakers emphasize case against judge’s $677 million Leandro spending order
Two weeks before the state Supreme Court hears oral arguments again in the 30-year-old education funding dispute commonly known as Leandro, state legislative leaders restated an argument that could throw out court orders in the case dating back to 2018. The state’s highest court takes up the case again on Feb. 22.
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Plaintiffs, state government lawyers reject legislators’ Leandro arguments
Five local school systems and lawyers representing state government’s executive branch reject legal arguments from North Carolina’s legislative leaders in a 30-year-old court battle over education funding. Four court filings Wednesday at the state Supreme Court took aim at state lawmakers’ arguments in the case commonly referred to as Leandro.
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Leandro plaintiffs ask state’s highest court to steer clear of latest dispute
Plaintiffs in North Carolina’s long-running Leandro education funding lawsuit have asked the state Supreme Court to reject the latest petition from state legislative leaders. Top lawmakers are asking the court to take another look at Leandro.
