The North Carolina Supreme Court has ruled that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s name must be removed from state ballots for the upcoming presidential election, a decision that will force counties to reprint millions of ballots.
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Causey responds to state court ruling in Causey v. Southland National Insurance Corp
North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance Mike Causey issued the following statement in response to a N.C. Supreme Court decision allowing a motion to withdraw the petition for discretionary review in Causey v. Southland National Insurance Corporation, with the court also dismissing the remaining items in the case:
Kent Thiry: Another chink in the armor of our democracy
The North Carolina Supreme Court on April 28 took the curious step of overturning its own 19-week-old decision despite there being no new evidence or material facts in the case.
NC Supreme Court restores voter ID, reverses redistricting ruling, ends felon voting
In a trio of opinions totaling 436 pages, the N.C. Supreme Court has restored North Carolina’s voter ID law, ruled that state courts cannot consider partisan gerrymandering claims, and ended voting for felons who have not completed their sentences.
North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore's statement on NC Supreme Court rulings
NC Supreme Court Delivers Rulings to Reinstate Voter ID, Affirm the Legislature's Redistricting Authority and End Unconstitutional Felon Voting
Parents fighting DEI in Charlotte private school seek NC Supreme Court review
Parents of two children expelled from a private school in Charlotte are asking the N.C. Supreme Court to step into their legal dispute. The school filed paperwork this week urging the state’s highest court to steer clear of the case.
N.C. Supreme Court grants Leandro judge's request for more time
The N.C. Supreme Court is giving the new judge overseeing North Carolina's long-running Leandro school funding lawsuit another seven days to issue his ruling. The high court granted the judge's request for additional time in an order Wednesday.
Second Greenville red-light camera case appealed to N.C. Supreme Court
The N.C. Supreme Court could decide whether Greenville's red-light camera enforcement program is based on an unconstitutional local law dealing with health
Supporters of voting rights for felons seek N.C. Supreme Court review
Winners of a recent trial court ruling on voting rights for felons want the N.C. Supreme Court to take up the case. The ruling could affect 56,000 felons who have completed active prison time.
State says nearly $800 million from Leandro order remains unfunded
State officials report that close to $800 million remains unfunded from a judge's $1.7 billion state education spending order. That assessment resulted from a court-ordered comparison of the spending plan and the new state budget.
Greenville, Pitt County schools urge N.C. Supreme Court to block red-light camera ruling
Greenville and the Pitt County school system are asking the N.C. Supreme Court to block a ruling throwing out the city's red-light camera enforcement program. The city and local school board filed paperwork Tuesday with the state's highest court.
State Supreme Court rules government retirees had contractual health care right
The N.C. Supreme Court has ruled, 4-2, that 220,000 state government retirees had a contractual right to premium-free health care benefits that had been promised to them. Now a trial court will have to determine whether state changes to those benefits a decade ago violated the contract.
U.S. Supreme Court votes 6-3 to deny N.C. legislators' redistricting appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court has voted 6-3 to deny N.C. legislators' request to block a court-drawn congressional map for North Carolina. The high court's decision should end legal action connected to new N.C. election maps for the 2022 election cycle.
OPINION: Earls' disturbing comments help make case for income tax cap
State government should face a limit on the amount of your income it can tax. Disturbing comments from one N.C. Supreme Court justice help explain why.
Legislative leaders urge N.C. Supreme Court to steer clear of school funding fight
Legislative leaders argue there's no good reason for the N.C. Supreme Court to stp into a dispute now over $1.7 billion in court-ordered education funding. Republican legislators filed a new brief Monday. It opposes a request from the N.C. Department of Justice and other parties backing court-ordered funding.
State Supreme Court rejects competing redistricting appeals
The N.C. Supreme Court is refusing to insert itself back into the state's legal dispute over legislative and congressional redistricting at this time. A series of court orders issued about 10 p.m. Wednesday denied requests for action from supporters and critics of a three-judge panel's ruling on election maps.
OPINION: Court should have heeded O'Connor's warning about redistricting
It's a shame the N.C. Supreme Court ignored a valuable lesson from the writing of the politically savvy Sandra Day O’Connor. That lesson could have helped the court avoid its recent decision rejecting state election maps.
OPINION: Election map critics stretch N.C. Constitution to reach political goal
Critics argue that North Carolina’s new election maps violate key basic provisions of the state’s Declaration of Rights. Those critics include the four Democrats serving on the N.C. Supreme Court. They labeled the maps unconstitutional.
State urges N.C. Supreme Court to reject Barber's trespass appeal
Lawyers representing the state are asking the N.C. Supreme Court to reject an appeal from left-wing political activist the Rev. William Barber.
Governor Cooper statement on NC Supreme Court ruling
Governor Roy Cooper issued a statement on NC Supreme Court.