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Raleigh Hous. Auth. v. Winston
Whether a notice of lease termination provided to a tenant of public housing by a public housing authority stated specific grounds for termination as required by 24 C.F.R. 966.4(l)(3)(ii) (2019).
Red Valve, Inc. v. Titan Valve, Inc.
Appeal pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7A-27(a)(3) from an order and opinion on plaintiffs' verified motion for order to show cause and second motion for sanctions and contempt and an order and opinion on plaintiffs' petition for reasonable expenses resulting from plaintiffs' second motion for sanctions.
State v. Corbett
Whether the trial court erred in excluding testimony relevant to defendants' claim that they acted in self-defense.
State v. Ditenhafer
Whether the record contained sufficient evidence that defendant acted with deceit and an intent to defraud to support her conviction for felonious obstruction of justice.
State v. Fuller
Defendant appeals the Court of Appeals' opinion affirming the trial court's sex offender registration order under N.C.G.S. 14-202(l) arguing that the evidence failed to show he was a 'danger to the community.'
Supreme Court Opinions Filed February 5, 2021
Comm. to Elect Dan Forest v. Emps. Pol. Action Comm.
Whether a statute which created a private right of action confers standing to sue for that statutory 'injury.'
In re C.L.H.
Appeal from an order terminating respondent's parental rights; termination of respondent's parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1), (4), (6); neglect; willful failure to pay child support; dependency.
In re J.E.B.
Trial court did not err by permitting respondent's guardian ad litem, an attorney, to assist respondent's appointed attorney at trial by conducting some examinations and performing similar acts.
In re J.T.C.
Termination of parental rights; whether the trial court abused its discretion in determining termination was in the juvenile's best interests.
In re S.F.D.
Termination of parental rights; no-merit review.
In re S.R.F.
Termination of parental rights; neglect under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1); probability of future neglect; sufficiency of findings.
Supreme Court Opinions Filed December 18, 2020
Ashe Cnty. v. Ashe Cnty. Plan. Bd.
Whether the Court of Appeals properly determined that an interlocutory assessment of a local government staff member constituted a final, binding decision; whether the Court of Appeals rendered impermissible advisory opinions; whether a moratorium on a local permitting ordinance constitutes grounds to deny a permit application submitted prior to the enactment of the moratorium; whether the Planning Board exceeded its authority; and whether the Court of Appeals misapplied the law.
Cooper v. Berger
Constitutional Law; Whether the Governor or the General Assembly has the authority to determine the manner in which monies derived from certain federal block grant programs should be disbursed.
Crescent Univ. City Venture, LLC v. Trussway Mfg., Inc.
Whether, under North Carolina law, a commercial property owner who contracts for the construction of a building with a general contractor may seek to recover through a tort action against a subcontracted manufacturer of building materials for economic loss when the commercial property owner and subcontractor were not in contractual privity.
DiCesare v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hosp. Auth.
Whether all quasi-municipal corporations are exempt from liability pursuant to Chapter 75; whether a showing that an entity possesses a fifty percent market share is sufficient to survive a motion for judgment on the pleadings with respect to a claim asserting unlawful monopolization in violation of Article I, Section 34 of the North Carolina Constitution.
In re A.L.L.
Whether the trial court erred in concluding that grounds existed to terminate the parental rights of a severely mentally ill mother.
In re B.L.H.
Must an order terminating parental rights expressly state that findings were based on 'clear, cogent, and convincing evidence' if the trial court so states in open court.
In re Clontz
Review of recommendation for public reprimand by the Judicial Standards Commission.