The North Carolina Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments for Feb. 22 in the latest round of a nearly 30-year-old education funding lawsuit. It’s commonly known as Leandro.
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The North Carolina Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments for Feb. 22 in the latest round of a nearly 30-year-old education funding lawsuit. It’s commonly known as Leandro. The court voted 5-2 in October to take another look at the case, officially known as Hoke County Board of Education v. State. Justices will decide whether a trial court had “subject matter jurisdiction” to order hundreds of millions of dollars in new education spending.
Six of the 11 opinions released Friday from the North Carolina Supreme Court included straight party-line splits. After dissenting in seven of the 11 cases, the court’s senior Democrat ended up voting with the majority in less than half of the cases decided in 2023.
Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023 North Carolina s Supreme Court chief justice heard cases despite a conflict of interest. Experts say judicial ethics at state high courts everywhere don t receive the scrutiny they deserve.