Displaying items by tag: NC Supreme Court
Rules Review Commission lawsuit could unleash executive power
RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper is suing to dismantle a powerful legislative check on executive power. The N.C. Supreme Court will eventually decide the issue.
Judge hints Forest v. Cooper decision may wind up at N.C. Supreme Court
RALEIGH — Whether a judge rules in favor of Gov. Roy Cooper or decides to throw out Cooper’s executive orders, he knows his decision is likely to head straight to the N.C. Supreme Court.
Richmond County Historical Society erects plaques recognizing African American contributions
ROCKINGHAM — Recognition of Richmond County history in the form of roadside plaques has taken place recently, according to Dr. John Stevenson, president of the Richmond County Historical Society.
Leandro lawsuit, now 25 years old, continues to vex educators
RALEIGH — Education stakeholders have long puzzled over how to implement the standards laid out in the decades-old Leandro case. A couple of groups are forming ideas to ensure the state lives up to the standards, but the range of conflicting voices involved may complicate the issue.
Redistricting case will likely wind up in North Carolina Supreme Court
RALEIGH — It may be weeks — perhaps months — before a three-judge panel issues a ruling on whether lawmakers drew N.C. voting districts legally, or whether the legislative districts are partisan gerrymanders.
Beasley named first female African-American chief justice
RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper has picked the youngest member of the N.C. Supreme Court to its top position.
Chief justice's departure could shift NC Supreme Court to the left
RALEIGH — N.C. Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Martin will soon become the next dean of Regent University’s law school in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Who might take his place is anyone’s guess, though it’s a safe bet that the court will continue to skew left.
