People come before the North Carolina Supreme Court from all walks of life, but in one decision handed down by the court Dec. 7, it was as if the defendant had wandered into the court after having just emerged, fully ...

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North Carolina’s highest court says it will hear arguments on whether the legislature can trim judgeships from the state’s intermediate-level appeals court through attrition. The state Supreme Court says it will take up litigation from Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper against ...

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The North Carolina Court of Appeals has hired Jaye Bingham-Hinch as the new director of its Office of Staff Counsel. Bingham-Hinch succeeds Leslie Davis, who held the position since 1989 and is retiring later this month. Davis has been the ...

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The North Carolina Court of Appeals has added another decision to an already robust collection of opinions that suppressed critical evidence obtained during so-called police “knock and talks” at a suspect’s residence.

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With politics in North Carolina apparently played as gladiatorial blood sport now, an elected official putting the integrity of the government ahead of partisan gamesmanship counts as positively refreshing. That’s what North Carolina Court of Appeals Judge Douglas McCullough did ...

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Another election will be on the November ballot in North Carolina because an appeals court judge recently resigned to take a job in private practice. The candidate filing period for the seat on the state Court ...

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The North Carolina Court of Appeals has issued an opinion that promises to give municipalities across the state more guidance on when those who object to local government decisions can argue their case in court. In short, the appeals court ...

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An election to replace Judge Martha Geer on the North Carolina Court of Appeals will be held this November, but the race will have a special filing period, according to a press release. The State Board of Elections has announced ...

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Failure to comply with a court order—not oral instructions—constitutes civil contempt; so says the North Carolina Court of Appeals, again, in an April 19 unpublished opinion. “Civil contempt requires the violation of a written order signed by the judge, filed ...

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After signing a voluntary support agreement in 1999 regarding two children he shares with plaintiff Shawna Rackley, Jason Loggins agreed to subsequent modified agreements, despite the absence of requisite motions. Many years and thousands of support dollars later, in 2014, ...

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