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Bipartisan appellate panel to hear elections appointment case Jan. 27
A bipartisan North Carolina Court of Appeals panel will hear a case on Jan. 27 dealing with control over appointments to the state elections board.
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Top NC court rejects case that could block Weaverville hospital
The North Carolina Supreme Court has decided not to take a case that could have blocked a new hospital in Weaverville.
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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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NC Supreme Court drops class action in Apex recreation fee dispute
The North Carolina Supreme Court has vacated a lower court’s order for a class-action lawsuit against a recreation fee Apex charged to local developers.
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Top NC court reverses lower court’s rulings in two Map Act disputes
The North Carolina Supreme Court has overturned two recent lower-court rulings in cases involving the state’s now-repealed Map Act.
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Top NC court rejects fired WSSU professor’s request for clarification
The fired Winston-Salem State University professor linked to the North Carolina Supreme Court’s recent deference ruling seeks clarification from the high court.
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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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Top NC court tackles suit over Raleigh impact fees
The court heard oral arguments Oct. 28 in the dispute between the City of Raleigh and developers who challenged the water and sewer impact fees charged between 2016 and 2018.
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Boliek, lawmakers argue recent rulings help their elections board case
The state auditor and legislative leaders argue that recent court rulings boost their defense of a state law shifting control of elections board appointments.
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NC Supreme Court confirms process for defendants to seek police bodycam footage
The North Carolina Supreme Court used an Iredell County case to clarify the process a defendant must use to secure access to police bodycam footage. The 5-2 decision Friday reversed a District Court judge’s 2024 decision against Mooresville Police.
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NC Supreme Court affirms ruling against DEQ over animal waste rules
The North Carolina Supreme Court upheld Friday a lower court’s decision favoring the North Carolina Farm Bureau in a legal battle with state environmental regulators. The high court split, 5-2, in determining that three provisions in the state’s general animal-waste permits should have been subjected to the state’s rulemaking process.
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Top NC court scraps regulatory deference in case of fired WSSU professor
The North Carolina Supreme Court has used the case of a fired Winston-Salem State University professor to rule that state courts will not defer to state agencies’ interpretations of their own rules and regulations.
