This year, the North Carolina Mock Trial Program, in conjunction with the Chief Justice’s Commission on Professionalism (CJCP) and the May 20th Society, will offer the chance to learn about
Continue Reading Help Wanted: Chief Justice’s Commission on Professionalism Seeks Appellate Attorneys as Moot Court Mentors
Isn’t “secure leave” wonderful? It’s the one time YOUR schedule overrides the COURT schedule. Just designate a week or two or three, at least 90 days in advance, and you
Continue Reading Preserve Family Harmony–File for Secure Leave Today!
Dissent-based appeals of right might stick around a little longer than we thought.
The 2023 budget bill struck N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-30(2), which had allowed for an appeal of
Continue Reading Did the NC Supreme Court Just Extend the Dissent-Based Appeal Period?
For many moons, North Carolina was one of the few jurisdictions in which the losing party at the Court of Appeals could pursue an appeal as of right to the
Continue Reading NC Supreme Court Cleans Up Rules on Dissent-Based Appeals
The North Carolina Supreme Court is not stingy with extensions. If a lawyer needs more time to file a brief, the Court will generally allow it.
But with the Court
Continue Reading North Carolina Supreme Court Is All Caught Up
A decade ago, talk of fonts was all the rage in North Carolina appellate circles. Jurists were increasingly reading briefs on screens, not on paper. And what works on paper
Continue Reading Serif? Don’t Like It: The Clash Over Fonts Roars Back to Life
So much of the law is geared towards addressing what happens when two black-letter principles apply simultaneously but point to different outcomes.
The Court of Appeals had to resolve just
Continue Reading Clash of the Titans: When Waiver and Subject-Matter Jurisdiction Collide
The North Carolina Supreme Court today agreed to review a Court of Appeals decision limiting the immunity enjoyed by healthcare professionals under a Covid-era statute.
In May 2020, the pandemic
Continue Reading Petition Alert: NC Supreme Court to Examine Scope of Immunity for Covid-Era Healthcare
I wrote a few days ago about some practitioners experiencing problems with overzealous spam filters catching important notices from our appellate courts. To be clear, this is a user-side issue
Continue Reading Helpful Changes to NC Appellate E-filing Site: “Upcoming Oral Arguments” Banner
Trigger warning: this post may cause appellate lawyers to have nightmares.
There has been a spate of technical glitches on the user side lately that caused critical notices from the
Continue Reading Users’ Spam Filters Are Blocking Some Calendar Notices from North Carolina’s Appellate Courts