NORTH CAROLINA — Judicial elections often receive less attention than other races, but like their legislative and executive counterparts, judges are required to…
The North Carolina Supreme Court could decide in the coming months whether to strike the most recent decisions about court-ordered education funding in the 30-year legal battle commonly known as Leandro. All seven justices spent 80 minutes Thursday morning listening to and questioning lawyers who defended and opposed an April 2023 trial court order calling for $677 million in additional state funding.
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Students seeking refunds from the University of North Carolina System for COVID shutdowns in spring 2020 submitted their arguments this week to the state’s highest court. In Dieckhaus v. Board of Governors of UNC, the high court could decide whether a state law designed to shield the university from COVID-related lawsuits was constitutional.
A 2020 law designed to protect the University of North Carolina from COVID-related lawsuits secured near-unanimous support. The state Supreme Court will decide whether it ran afoul of the state and federal constitutions.