Winston-Salem State University

Top NC court unlikely to defer decision on major legal issue

North Carolina Supreme Court Justices Trey Allen and Richard Dietz have signaled interest in clarifying the role of judicial deference in state courts.

Mitch Kokai

Top NC court could clarify deference in case of WSSU professor’s firing

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.

NC universities receive over $17 million in sports betting tax revenue

UNC universities benefit from sports betting tax revenue.

Katherine Zehnder

Fired WSSU professor stresses free speech, deference in NC Supreme Court filing

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.

UNC lawyers offer state Supreme Court clear choice in deference case

The university system defends deference to its "consistent and longstanding reading of its regulations" in a dispute with a fired professor.

Mitch Kokai

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NC Supreme Court can rebalance use of deference

Locke has recently filed “friend of the court” briefs in two cases that give the NC Supreme Court an opportunity to reconsider judicial deference.

Jon Guze

UNC defends deference in state Supreme Court case of fired WSSU professor

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.

SCOTUS overturns ‘Chevron’ precedent as state’s top court ponders deference

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.

Deference reform attracts attention from business, farm, free-market groups

Groups with no direct connection to a fired Winston-Salem State University professor's legal dispute have taken an interest in its outcome.

Mitch Kokai

Locke, NC Chamber, Farm Bureau urge top NC court to revisit administrative deference

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.

Fired WSSU professor offers free speech, deference arguments to top NC court

A fired Winston-Salem State University professor cites free-speech and separation-of-powers concerns as he challenges his dismissal at North Carolina’s highest court. It’s a case that has attracted attention from the John Locke Foundation.