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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.
Opinion
Justices highlight flaws in common Leandro lawsuit narrative
Two of the state Supreme Court's newest members offer a new approach toward a 30-year-old education funding case.
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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.
Opinion
Complaints about a new ‘activist’ N.C. Supreme Court fall flat
Those lamenting the potential reversal of the recent Leandro ruling ignore the case's radical break from precedent.
News
Leandro decision could impact state budget, separation of powers
Both budgetary and constitutional issues are tied to the high court’s forthcoming decision in the Leandro education funding lawsuit.
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State Supreme Court peppers lawyers with questions about $785 million Leandro spending order
The N.C. Supreme Court will decide in the days ahead whether a judge can order the state to spend an additional $785 million for education-related items. Justices also will decide whether the courts can bypass the General Assembly and order the money transferred out of the state treasury. Those are the key questions in the latest stage of the long-running Leandro school funding case. The case that dates back to 1994 returned to the state’s highest court Wednesday for oral arguments.
Opinion
Key Leandro argument would place time limit on separation of powers
There’s no expiration date for the separation of powers in government. If a power belongs to the executive branch, the executive faces no obligation to use it or lose it. The same holds true for powers allotted to the legislative and judicial branches. When one branch chooses to use its legitimate powers in ways that...
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Leandro plaintiffs seek Berger’s recusal after legislative leaders target Earls
Plaintiffs in the long-running Leandro school funding lawsuit are seeking Justice Phil Berger Jr.’s recusal from the N.C. Supreme Court’s consideration of the case. Paperwork requesting Berger’s recusal arrived two days after Republican legislative leaders urged Justice Anita Earls to recuse herself from the case.
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Leandro plaintiffs ask N.C. Supreme Court to restore court-ordered money transfer
Plaintiffs in the long-running Leandro education funding lawsuit argue that a Superior Court judge was wrong to strike down his predecessor’s order transferring money out of the state treasury. A brief filed Friday asks the N.C. Supreme Court to strike down that portion of a $785 million order from Judge Michael Robinson.
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Plaintiffs renew plea for N.C. Supreme Court action in Leandro school funding dispute
Supporters of a proposed $1.7 billion court-ordered hike in N.C. education funding are renewing their pleas for action from the N.C. Supreme Court. Court filings Tuesday urge justices to take another look at a case that dates back to 1994. The direct issue is a retired Union County judge’s order to transfer the $1.7 billion...
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Appeal means $1.7 billion Leandro transfer could end up at N.C. Supreme Court
A Democrat-controlled N.C. Supreme Court could end up deciding the constitutionality of a $1.7-billion transfer ordered by the presiding judge in the long-running Leandro school funding lawsuit. That outcome could be in the cards after plaintiffs in the case filed an appeal Dec. 15 challenging a Court of Appeals that blocked enforcement of the order...
