The Fourth Circuit this morning released a public advisory on its upcoming remote oral arguments. See here. The Court is scheduling certain upcoming arguments for videoconference or teleconference, and
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On Tuesday, Troy posted on the uncertainty surrounding how North Carolina appeals are being impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. On Thursday, the Chief Justice issued a catastrophic conditions order extending
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Last Friday, Chief Justice Beasley of the Supreme Court of North Carolina, held a press conference on the State judiciary’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. Most of the announcements during
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For the past 25 years, an oral argument before the United States Supreme Court was considered an oddity when an advocate managed to squeeze two or three sentences in before
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In April 2017, the General Assembly surprised appellate stakeholders by adopting legislation shifting a subclass of Rule 3.1 juvenile appeals—Termination of Parental Rights (“TPR”) appeals—to the Supreme Court’s mandatory direct
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The Supreme Court of North Carolina isn’t wasting any time in getting back to work after the 2018 elections. As Matt wrote last week, after the election, the
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Clerk of the Supreme Court of North Carolina Amy Funderburk announced by e-mail Friday that December oral arguments in the Supreme Court will be postponed until after the new year.
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On Friday, the Supreme Court of North Carolina amended Rules 28, 29, and 33.1 of the North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure. While the most significant changes involve amicus curiae
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Confession. I don’t do Twitter. Social media platforms like Facebook and LinkedIn already drive me semi-crazy. (How many posts do you scroll through before giving yourself permission to stop!?!? And
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In May 2016, we reported how the Supreme Court of North Carolina held oral argument in Morganton, North Carolina for the first time in over a hundred years. A year
Continue Reading Eastward Bound: Supreme Court To Hold Oral Arguments In Edenton Tomorrow; Supreme Court Begins Issuing “Press Summaries” Of Its Opinions