collateral estoppel; summary judgment; Lassiter exception

N.C. Const. art. IX, § 7; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-304(a)(4b) is punitive in nature under North Carolina Constitution

Ability of parent to be convicted of kidnapping his own child

Expert witness testimony; lay opinion testimony

Appeal from decision of N.C. Board of Bar Examiners denying petitioner's application to take the N.C. bar exam.

Adjudication of abuse and neglect of a juvenile resulting from alleged sexual abuse by the child's caretaker; interpretation of definition of caretaker in the Juvenile Code.

Whether ACIS, a database maintained and controlled by AOC but totally composed of data entered by county clerks of court, is a public record; whether AOC is the custodian of ACIS.

Appeal from portion of ratemaking order approving an accelerated cost recovery mechanism for water and sewer system infrastructure improvements by Aqua N.C., Inc.

Motion to suppress evidence; whether probable cause existed to issue a search warrant for defendant's residence.

Whether the trial court committed prejudicial error in denying defendant's requests to introduce evidence that might show bias by a key witness against him.

Whether, in defendant's second criminal trial, the trial court committed prejudicial error by admitting evidence concerning civil complaints that had been filed and a civil judgment that had been entered against defendant; N.C.G.S. 1-149

mootness; no-review decision; certificate of need

Tort Claims; Statute of Limitations; Discovery Rule; Duty to Investigate Potential Claims

Wrongful discharge in violation of Public Policy; Summary Judgment; Disparate Treatment; Religious Belief; Vaccination; Accommodatiion

Workers' Compensation; Arising out of Employment; Injury by Accident; Temporary Total Disability Benefits

Wills; Deadman's statute; court orders

non-competent parent; Rule 17 GAL; adjudication and disposition hearing

Standing to file TPR petition