expunction under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-146; statutory interpretation; plain language; dismissal of criminal charges; amended charging document; lesser included offense; superior court’s decision to grant or deny a petition for writ of certiorari

Impossible evidence, Batson procedure, and prima facie case.

preservation, appellate review, child custody, best interests of the child, substantial change of circumstances, final decision-making authority

Whether the Coastal Resources Commission's denial of petitioners' request for a contested case hearing was substantially justified and therefore did not support an award of attorneys' fees to petitioners.

Whether a permanent injunction may issue and costs may be assessed for infringement of a church trade name.

Whether an officer may present lay testimony regarding the identity of a controlled substance.

Whether the trial court erred by denying defendant's motion to suppress.

Whether the trial court erred in admitting evidence of defendant's prior bad acts pursuant to Rule 404(b) of the North Carolina Rules of Evidence and whether during sentencing the trial court improperly considered defendant's decision to exercise his right to a jury trial.

Whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that the Town of Midland had standing to bring a lawsuit against defendants for violations of its land development ordinance.

FAA preemption of forum-selection clause in arbitration agreement

Rule 12(b)(6); Motion to dismiss; Restrictive covenant; Conveyance; Constructive notice; Real property; Register of Deeds; Chain of title; Recorded deed; Recorded instrument; Public record; Subdivisions; Uniform plan of development.

Contribution-Based Benefit Cap-Factor; Retroactivity; Rulemaking Requirements under the Administrative Procedure Act

termination of parental rights; subject-matter jurisdiction; N.C. Gen. Stat. 7B-1101; verified petitions; competent evidence

Petition for rehearing; Motion to vacate and set aside foreclosure; Rules of Civil Procedure; Rule 60(b); Chapter 45 foreclosure; Foreclosure by power of sale

summary judgment; foreign LLC; certificate of authority; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 57D-7-02.

Negligence;
Interlocutory appeal;
Motion to Dismiss Rule 12(b)(6);
Collateral Estoppel;
Sovereign Immunity;
Public Official Immunity;
Principal as State Employee;

Equitable distribution; classification of property; marital presumption; separate property; marital property; mixed property; source of funds; active appreciation.

motion to suppress, methamphetamine, no material conflict in evidence, spontaneous statement, motion to dismiss, constructive possession