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Stein seeks to stay appeal in utilities, judicial vacancy dispute

Gov. Josh Stein is asking the North Carolina Court of Appeals to put off legal filings for now in an appeal involving judicial and Utilities Commission appointments. The legal dispute pits the Democratic governor against Republican state legislative leaders and Republican Treasurer Brad Briner.

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Stein opposes expedited court review in utilities appointment dispute

Gov. Josh Stein is urging North Carolina’s second-highest court to reject a proposal from Treasurer Brad Briner to speed up an appeal in a separation of powers dispute. The case involves a shift of a state Utilities Commission appointment from the governor to the treasurer.

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Briner seeks expedited resolution of utilities appointment legal battle

State Treasurer Brad Briner is asking North Carolina’s second-highest court to expedite a legal dispute involving an appointment to the state Utilities Commission. Gov. Josh Stein is appealing a lower court ruling that upheld the shift of a commission appointment from the governor to Briner.

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Catholic diocese adds First Amendment argument to Turpin case

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte offered a First Amendment argument Monday while supporting a private school in a case at North Carolina's highest court. Two parents are suing the school over its expulsion of two students in 2021. The state Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments on Oct. 29 in the case Turpin v. Charlotte Latin Schools.  

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Charlotte private school defends decision to end contract in Turpin dispute

A Charlotte private school asked North Carolina’s highest court Monday to reject legal arguments from the parents of two students expelled from the school in 2021. It’s a case that has attracted attention from two Republican congressmen and 11 GOP members of the state legislature.

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Judges favor Stein on judicial vacancies, lawmakers on Utilities Commission appointment

A three-judge panel delivered a split decision Tuesday afternoon in a lawsuit pitting the governor against state legislative leaders over government appointments. The decision could clear the way for the state treasurer's Utilities Commission appointment to take effect on July 1.

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Judges tackle power struggle between governor, lawmakers over appointments

A three-judge panel could decide as early as Tuesday afternoon whether the governor or General Assembly will prevail in a legal battle over multiple types of government appointment. The bipartisan panel heard two hours of arguments in the dispute in the morning.

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Hudson, Harrigan support parents battling Charlotte private school at top NC court

Two Republican members of North Carolina’s congressional delegation have joined 11 GOP state legislators and a dozen groups to support parents in a legal battle against a Charlotte private school. The case has reached North Carolina’s highest court.

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Top NC court says UNC, NCSU students can pursue suit seeking fall 2020 refunds

A unanimous North Carolina Supreme Court will allow students from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University to move forward with a lawsuit seeking refunds from the university. The students challenged mandatory fees they paid in fall 2020, when the two flagship UNC System campuses closed for most students.

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