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
The long-running Leandro school funding lawsuit will return to the N.C. Supreme Court for oral arguments on Aug. 31. An earlier court order says a decision in the case will "be filed upon a date to be chosen in the Court's discretion."
Lawyers from N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein’s Justice Department urge the N.C. Supreme Court to uphold an order forcing state government to fund $785 million for education-related expenses. State lawyers make that request in their latest filing in the long-running Leandro school funding dispute. Legislative leaders and the state controller have challenged the order. It
Lawyers from the N.C. Justice Department are asking the state’s highest court to speed up its review of recent developments in a long-running school funding lawsuit. A brief filed Friday at the N.C. Supreme Court asks justices to restart the clock for lawyers working on the case known as Leandro.