Whether defendant's Transcript of Plea and Transcript of Plea Hearing were ambiguous regarding the number of crimes for which he stipulated to existence of an aggravating factor

Whether the North Carolina Felony Firearms Act, which bars certain felons from possessing firearms anywhere, is unconstitutional as-applied to plaintiff.

Whether communications between legislators and attorneys from private firms regarding the 2011 congressional and legislative redistricting plans are protected from discovery by the attorney-client, work-product, or legislative privileges

Whether Property Tax Commission erred in granting summary judgment for taxpayer and concluding that no grounds existed under N.C.G.S. ? 105-287(a) for county to revalue taxpayer's real property during a year in which a general reappraisal was not made

Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act; application of N.C.G.S. ?? 50A-110 and 50A-206, governing communications between trial courts when simultaneous child custody proceedings are pending in North Carolina and another State

Whether a contractual provision requiring defendant to pay one-fourth of the cost of providing heat to premises shared with plaintiff is so vague as to be unenforceable; whether the trial court erred in granting summary judgment for defendant

First-degree murder (noncapital); whether defendant's motion to dismiss should have been allowed because the State's evidence was insufficient to establish that defendant was the perpetrator of the crime

Change of venue; Denial of plaintiff's motion to recuse trial judge who granted summary judgment in defendants' favor; Judicial review of a private organization's decision to disqualify a participant for violating its tournament rules

Defamation action arising from a negative performance review of an NCSU faculty member; whether trial court erred in denying defendant's motion to dismiss based on Rule 12(b) grounds, including sovereign immunity

Whether defendant alleged sufficient facts to defeat a Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss counterclaims against a former employee for breach of contract and conversion based on violation of an Employee Confidentiality Agreement

Deficiency suit following foreclosure sale; whether lender presented sufficient evidence of property's true value to defeat creditors' defense under N.C.G.S. ? 45-21.36 that lender paid substantially less than true value; whether trial court properly allowed summary judgment for plaintiff lender

Constitutionality of N.C.G.S. ? 14-306.4, prohibiting operation of any electronic machine that conducts or promotes a sweepstakes through use of an entertaining display

Whether conditions DOT attached to a driveway permit required for petitioners' residential development exceed DOT's statutory authority

Action to collect on a debt; whether two letters from a principal member of defendant limited liability company were words of guaranty supported by adequate consideration; whether the trial court erred in granting the principal's Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss him from the action.

Inverse condemnation proceeding; whether public water authority must pay just compensation for diminished water flow to companies that use the water to produce electricity for resale

Constitutionality of N.C.G.S. ? 14-306.4, prohibiting operation of any electronic machine that conducts or promotes a sweepstakes through use of an entertaining display

Whether the trial court violated defendant's rights under the Confrontation Clause or committed plain error when it admitted an SBI report identifying a controlled substance without accompanying expert testimony

Alleged traffic violation; motion to suppress; whether police officer had reasonable suspicion to stop defendant's vehicle