The fired Winston-Salem State University professor linked to the North Carolina Supreme Court’s recent deference ruling seeks clarification from the high court.
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.
The North Carolina Supreme Court could use the case of a fired Winston-Salem State University professor to clarify state courts’ deference to government agencies in legal disputes involving government regulations. Two justices signaled an interest in tackling the deference issue during oral arguments Tuesday in the case Mitchell v. UNC Board of Governors.
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A former Winston-Salem State University professor challenging his dismissal in a lawsuit at North Carolina’s highest court emphasizes concerns about free speech and administrative deference in his latest court filing. The North Carolina Supreme Court will consider WSSU’s decision to fire Alvin Mitchell in 2019. Lower courts have ruled in favor of the university.
The university system defends deference to its "consistent and longstanding reading of its regulations" in a dispute with a fired professor.
Locke has recently filed “friend of the court” briefs in two cases that give the NC Supreme Court an opportunity to reconsider judicial deference.
The University of North Carolina System defends the legal concept of administrative deference in its latest state Supreme Court filing in the case of a fired Winston-Salem State University professor. Lower courts have ruled against Professor Alvin Mitchell.
The US Supreme Court overturned Friday a controversial 40-year-old precedent that called for courts to defer to government agencies’ interpretations when considering ambiguous laws. The end of so-called “Chevron deference” arrives as North Carolina’s top court prepares to consider its own deference case.
Groups with no direct connection to a fired Winston-Salem State University professor's legal dispute have taken an interest in its outcome.
The John Locke Foundation, NC Chamber, and NC Farm Bureau all hope the North Carolina Supreme Court will choose to reform the way state courts address the legal issue of “administrative deference.” The groups filed separate friend-of-the-court briefs Wednesday in a case challenging the dismissal of Winston-Salem State University professor Alvin Mitchell.
