The town of Apex and property owner Beverly Rubin have filed their latest competing briefs in their state Supreme Court battle over a disputed sewer pipe. Prior court rulings dating back to 2016 from Judge Elaine O’Neal determined that the town installed the pipe illegally under Rubin’s property. Rubin wants the pipe moved. The town argues that she must settle for compensation instead.
The Pacific Legal Foundation and North Carolina Advocates for Justice are supporting a homeowner in her dispute with Apex over a sewer pipe. The dispute has reached North Carolina’s highest court.
Apex and a local property owner submitted written arguments to the state’s highest court this week in a nine-year battle over a disputed sewer pipe. The state Supreme Court agreed in October to take up the property rights case pitting the Wake County town against Beverly Rubin. The town had requested a Supreme Court review in 2021.
Two years after the state Court of Appeals blasted the town of Apex for its decision to install a sewer pipe against a property owner’s wishes, the state Supreme Court has agreed to take the case. The town requested a review from the state’s highest court in June 2021.
The N.C. Supreme Court has chosen not to issue a decision on the merits of a former Durham police sergeant's challenge of his dismissal. But that ruling Thursday prompted a 5-2 split. Dissenting Democratic justices raised concerns about court procedure.
The N.C. Supreme Court will decide whether a fired Durham police sergeant involved in a controversial 2016 armed standoff can sue to get his job back. The sergeant had allowed a suspect to smoke a marijuana blunt as the standoff ended.
The N.C. Supreme Court will look much different in 2023. Voters decided in November to oust one incumbent Democrat from the state’s highest court. Voters also replaced a retiring Democrat with a Republican. The end result is a shift in the court’s partisan control. After six years of dominance by Democrats, including a 4-3 Democratic...
In Tuesday’s 2022 midterm elections, Republican candidates came out ahead in the state’s six statewide judicial races. On the ballot were two seats on the N.C. Supreme Court and four seats on the state Court of Appeals. The Supreme Court wins shift the bench from leaning Democrat to leaning Republican. The new court will be...
North Carolina Republicans captured all seven statewide contests in strong victories in the high profile 2022 midterm election, according to unofficial results from the N.C. Board of Elections. In the headliner race, Republican Ted Budd secured victory in a comfortable 51% to 47% victory over Democrat Cheri Beasley in the contest for the state’s open...
On Nov. 8, there will be 84 Supreme Court seats on the ballot in 30 states. North Carolina’s two state Supreme Court races are second only to Illinois in the list of highest spending on ad campaigns for state Supreme Court races nationwide. Republican and Democrat groups are funding ad campaigns to the tune of...
A new Civitas poll of likely voters shows that Republicans in North Carolina are gaining momentum heading into the homestretch of the midterm campaign. The state’s highest profile race this year — for the open U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Republican Sen. Richard Burr — is inching in the GOP’s direction. Republican Ted Budd...
