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.
This report was first published by the Center for Public Integrity. Since 2015, a North Carolina Supreme Court justice has heard at least six cases involving the massive utility Duke Energy, a company in which he and his wife had a direct financial stake.
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