Whether S.B. 824, a law implementing the peoples' choice to amend the North Carolina Constitution by requiring in-person voters to present photographic identification, violates Article I, Section 19 of the North Carolina Constitution.

Whether the Court of Appeals erred by determining that the trial court made sufficient findings of fact to support termination of parental rights.

Termination of parental rights; whether the Court of Appeals erred by vacating and remanding for a new termination hearing when the trial court had dismissed provisional counsel in accordance with N.C.G.S. 7B-1108.1(a)(1) and N.C.G.S. 7B-1101.1(a)(1).

Clarifying that the standard of review for an appellate court at the adjudicatory stage of a termination of parental rights proceeding is to determine whether there is clear, cogent, and convincing evidence in the record to support the trial court's findings of fact, and whether the findings of fact support the conclusions of law.

Whether the trial court erred by declining to conduct further inquiry into defendant's capacity to proceed following an apparent suicide attempt.

subject matter jurisdiction, mootness, long term suspension

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 113A-121.1(b); timeliness; whole record test; substantial evidence; 15A N.C. Admin. Code 07J.0204(b)(5)(B); CAMA minor permit; actual notice; adjacent riparian landowner

termination of parental rights; neglect; willfully left juvenile in foster care or placement outside of the home for more than 12 months;

subject matter jurisdiction, standing, Section 132-1.4A, AOC form

involuntary commitment; N.C. Gen. Stat. 122C-268(j); mental illness; dangerousness to self

termination of parental rights, willful abandonment, best interest determination, adjudication portion of hearing, new disposition hearing

neglected juvenile, substantial risk of impairment or harm, lack of caretaker

Temporary emergency jurisdiction; N.C. Gen. Stat. 50A-201; UCCJEA; Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act; initial custody determination; home state

motion to dismiss; amended pleadings; futility of amendment; abuse of discretion; force-placed insurance; reasonable basis.

Equitable Distribution; Statute of Limitations

Batson, remand, step three, susceptibility to racial discrimination

Aggravating Factors; Ambiguous Verdict; Motion to Dismiss; Serious Bodily Injury; Serious Physical Injury; Verdict Sheet; Felony and Misdemeanor Child Abuse; Lesser-Included Offenses; Jury Instruction; Corporal Punishment; Ineffective Assistance of Counsel.

Motion to suppress;
Search and seizure;
Arrest warrant;
Protective sweep;
Terry frisk;
Search warrant;
Plain view;
Reasonable suspicion;
Probable cause;

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