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Animal sanctuary asks top NC court to take up Winston-Salem dispute
An animal sanctuary owner is asking North Carolina’s Supreme Court to take up her zoning dispute with Winston-Salem.
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Judge grants stay in dispute over quarry permit near Umstead park
A Superior Court judge has granted Wake Stone’s request for a stay in the dispute over a permit for quarry operations near William B. Umstead State Park.
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NC Appeals Court rules for Winston-Salem in animal sanctuary dispute
The North Carolina Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of Winston-Salem in the city’s dispute with the Fairytale Farm animal sanctuary.
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Appeals Court rejects former Gates County elections director’s lawsuit
The North Carolina Court of Appeals has rejected a lawsuit Gates County’s former elections director filed against two top county officials.
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Court tackles animal sanctuary owner’s suit against Winston-Salem ban
North Carolina’s second-highest court will decide whether Winston-Salem violated a local woman’s constitutional rights when it ordered her to close an animal sanctuary at her home.
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Top NC court rejects case tied to Charlotte reporter’s records request
The North Carolina Supreme Court will not consider a Charlotte television reporter’s pursuit of records linked to a fatal 2023 shooting involving private security guards.
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Wake Stone to defend quarry permit against Umstead Coalition lawsuit
A Superior Court judge is allowing Wake Stone Corporation to intervene in a lawsuit to defend its state mining permit for a quarry near William B. Umstead State Park.
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Raleigh ‘missing middle’ critics cannot pursue suit against developers
The North Carolina Court of Appeals has rejected an appeal from critics of Raleigh’s “missing middle” housing policies.
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DOT can revisit firing that prompted NC deference ruling
The North Carolina Court of Appeals will allow the state Department of Transportation to revisit a firing that prompted a court ruling gutting agency “deference.”
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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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Appeals Court rejects fired Swain elections director’s lawsuit
The North Carolina Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court’s ruling against a former Swain County elections director. Judy Allman had argued that state and county elections officials violated her rights when she was fired in 2023.
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SCOTUS rejects appeal from cop killer Golphin
The nation’s highest court will not take up the case of a North Carolina man serving a life sentence without parole in the murder of two law enforcement officers in 1997. The US Supreme Court rejected Kevin Salvador Golphin’s appeal along with dozens of other cases Tuesday. Justices offered no commentary about the decision.
