adjudication of neglect and dependency; stipulation agreement; remand for findings of fact

permanency planning, reunification, guardianship

Permanency Planning Order; Sufficiency of Findings of Fact

adjudication of neglect; role of judge on remand; Rule 63

Estate, Undue Influence, Testamentary Capacity

Domestic Violence Protective Order; N.C. Gen. Stat. 50B-1(b)(6); As-applied constitutional challenge; LGBTQ+; Obergefell v. Hodges; Equal Protection Clause

Dependent Spouse; Supporting Spouse; Child Support; Alimony

The Baseball Rule, negligence, breach of duty to patrons, actual and proximate cause of injury

statute of limitations

interlocutory appeal, substantial right, inconsistent verdicts

preemptive assessment of fees by county government, interlocal agreements, unconstitutional conditions doctrine and impact fees, Nollan/Dolan/Koontz, juicial notice of public documents, judgment on the pleadings

Personal Jurisdiction; Long-arm Statute; Alienation of Affection.

immunity, governmental immunity, sovereign immunity, town, fire department, interlocutory, substantial right, municipality, lease, firefighting services, fraud, contract

Breach of Contract, Summary Judgment, Attorney's Fees, Damages

Judicial review, UNC Board of Governors, termination of a tenured professor, misconduct

legally proper venue motion to dismiss

life sentence, parole, resentencing, de facto life sentence, life expectancy, concurrent, consecutive, motion for appropriate relief

motion to suppress; subaverage intellectual functioning; voluntariness of confession; Jury instruction

structural error, reasonable doubt, role of jury, motion for appropriate relief

motion to dismiss; sufficiency of the evidence; obtaining property by false pretenses; acting in concert; constructive presence; hearsay; preservation; error in jury instruction; specific misrepresentation alleged in indictment