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NC Business Court gets new top judge
North Carolina Business Court Judge Adam Conrad takes over as the court’s chief judge effective Saturday. He takes over from current Chief Judge Michael Robinson, who is retiring.
News
NCSU, plaintiffs back Shirley as judge to hear Poe Hall lawsuit
North Carolina State University and plaintiffs suing the school over health problems related to Poe Hall all agree a single judge should hear the case.
Opinion
Courts’ take on constitutional silence could have major impact
A courtroom battle between Gov. Josh Stein and state legislative leaders could depend on words that do not appear in North Carolina's governing document.
News
Judicial, utilities appointments fight heads to three-judge panel
A three-judge panel hears arguments Tuesday in a legal battle pitting Gov. Josh Stein against North Carolina’s legislative leaders over government appointments. The most immediate impact involves a seat on the state Utilities Commission that could shift from the governor to the state treasurer on July 1.
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Court filing challenges AG’s hog farm ‘slush fund’
A new court filing at North Carolina’s second-highest court challenges the state attorney general’s ability to control money from a state settlement with Smithfield Foods. Critics have labeled the arrangement a “slush fund.”
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AG’s office defends hog ‘slush fund’ in NC Appeals Court brief
The North Carolina attorney general’s office is defending its 25-year-old multimillion-dollar environmental grant program funded by Smithfield Foods. A Wake County judge ruled last year that $12 million from the fund should head to public schools.
Opinion
Judge turns off spigot for AG’s ‘slush fund’
A 2019 state law dictates that an annual payment to the state from Smithfield Foods should support environmental enhancements in public schools.
News
Three-judge panel will keep case challenging NC voter ID, tax cap amendments
A three-judge panel has rejected plaintiffs’ request to send a lawsuit challenging two North Carolina constitutional amendments back to a single Wake County judge. One amendment places a photo voter identification requirement in the state constitution. The other lowers a cap on state income tax rates.
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Voter ID, tax cap amendments case heading to three-judge panel
A lawsuit challenging two 2018 amendments to the North Carolina Constitution is heading to a three-judge panel. One amendment places a photo voter identification requirement into the constitution. The other lowers an existing cap on state income tax rates. Wake County Superior Court Judge Graham Shirley issued the transfer order Wednesday. Republican state legislative leaders had requested the shift.
Opinion
Trial begins on N.C. election maps
Does a one-seat partisan advantage in the drawing of North Carolina’s new congressional district maps amount to an extreme partisan gerrymander that is impermissible under the N.C. Constitution? That was much of the focus on the first day of a trial on the constitutionality of new congressional and legislative maps recently passed by the General...
