Tug war, two businessman pulling a rope in opposite directions isolated on gray background Supreme Court of North Carolina Adopts New Rule to Avoid Deadlock By Kip D. Nelson on November 10, 2016 During the last year, there have been a number of matters decided by an evenly-split vote at both the U.S. Supreme Court and our state Supreme Court. At the U.S. Continue Reading Supreme Court of North Carolina Adopts New Rule to Avoid Deadlock