Last week, we wrote about a bill that was introduced in the legislature that would shrink the Court of Appeals to 12 judges while tweaking the jurisdiction of the Supreme
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Last week, we wrote about a bill that was introduced in the legislature that would shrink the Court of Appeals to 12 judges while tweaking the jurisdiction of the Supreme…
Continue Reading More Jurisdictional Changes: Could Juvenile Cases Be Next?
You lost in the North Carolina Court of Appeals, but you have convinced yourself that your legal argument was correct. You file a Petition for Discretionary Review (“PDR”) with the…
Continue Reading Heard But Not Decided: Summary Disposition of Appeals
Continuing a recent trend of tackling more thorny civil cases, the Supreme Court of North Carolina will hear three high-profile civil cases this October. Notably, two of the three cases…
Continue Reading Supreme Court to Hear Three Significant Civil Appeals in October