A unanimous three-judge panel of the NC Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of the state retirement system and against the Harnett County school board in a pension-spiking battle. At stake is a nearly $198,000 bill assessed to the local schools.
A federal court order Tuesday bars the University of North Carolina from releasing information that could reveal the name of an expelled student who is suing the school. The student claims UNC botched a sexual assault investigation against him.
A federal court hearing scheduled Tuesday morning in Asheville could help determine whether a former University of North Carolina student can continue to shield his real name while he sues the school. The student identified as Jacob Doe claims UNC Chapel Hill botched a sexual assault investigation before expelling him.
The town of Wake Forest defended in a series of state Supreme Court filings Friday its 2020 decision to reject a local charter school. The town urges the high court to uphold the state Appeals Court's 2-1 ruling in 2022 defending the town’s action.
Plaintiffs in North Carolina’s long-running Leandro education funding lawsuit have asked the state Supreme Court to reject the latest petition from state legislative leaders. Top lawmakers are asking the court to take another look at Leandro.
The state employees’ retirement system and top legislative leaders urge the state Supreme Court to reject Wilson County schools’ recent appeal in a pension-spiking dispute. At stake is a $400,000 bill assessed to the county school board.
A federal court in California is likely to address the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board's lawsuit against major social media companies. The suit filed in August accuses the companies of contributing to a “mental health crisis” among American children.
Top leaders of North Carolina’s General Assembly have filed their official request for the state Supreme Court to take another look at the 29-year-old Leandro education funding lawsuit. A judge has ordered $677 million in new education spending tied to a Leandro plan.
North Carolina’s budget for the new biennium would expand school choice across the state to an unprecedented level.
The Wilson County school board hopes North Carolina’s top court will take up its case challenging an application of the state pension-spiking law. An August court ruling could force Wilson schools to pay an additional $400,000 to help fund a former assistant superintendent’s retirement.
Lawyers for North Carolina’s top legislative leaders have signaled that they will seek a new state Supreme Court review of the long-running Leandro education funding case. A footnote in a court filing Friday mentions lawmakers' plan to ask the high court to bypass the state Appeals Court in the latest Leandro dispute.
