Whether section 4.2(b) of the SAFE Child Act's revival of claims 'for child sexual abuse otherwise time-barred' by a three-year statute of limitations encompasses claims against defendants who did not directly commit the alleged abuse.

Whether an act of the General Assembly that purports to set aside a final judgment of the judicial branch violates separation of powers principles in the North Carolina Constitution.

Whether an act of the General Assembly that purports to set aside a final judgment of the judicial branch violates separation of powers principles in the North Carolina Constitution.

Whether the Business Court erred in ordering an entry of summary judgment in favor of plaintiffs on plaintiffs' complaint seeking judicial dissolution of the manager-managed LLCs, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 57D-6-02(2)(i), because continued operation of the LLCs in conformance with the operating agreements was 'not practicable.'

Whether the SAFE Child Act's revival of previously time-barred civil claims was facially unconstitutional.

Whether the Confrontation Clause and hearsay rules barred admission of cell phone records at trial.

Whether the Court of Appeals failed to consider defendant's state constitutional challenge to his sentences of life imprisonment without parole and whether the resentencing order complied with state constitutional requirements.

Premarital Agreement; Standard of proof

gross negligence; summary judgment; N.C.G.S. 20-145; public official immunity

permanency planning order; juvenile's best interests; challenged findings of fact; propensity for violence assessment; conditions of the home; completed components of case plan; no abuse of discretion

interlocutory appeal; motion for judicial recusal

N.C.G.S. § 7B-1111(a)(1); N.C.G.S. § 7B-1110(a); N.C.G.S. § 7B-601(a).

interlocutory appeal; motion for judicial recusal

Legal Malpractice; Motion for Summary Judgment; Preservation of Issue on Appeal

First-degree murder; authentication; relevance

driving while impaired conviction; aggravating factors not found by a jury; reckless driving conviction; reconvening order.

intentional child abuse inflicting serious bodily injury; felony-murder rule; sufficiency of the evidence; "inherently incredible" witness testimony; plain error review