Supreme Court
Supreme Court Opinions Filed March 20, 2026
Mata v. N.C. Dep't of Transp.
Whether Map Act recordings effectuate indefinite takings of restricted property rights when the Map Act itself was later repealed, and the proper measure of compensation for this indefinite taking.
In re S.W.
Whether the prior pending action doctrine precluded the trial court from adjudicating a termination of parental rights petition where there was a preexisting pending motion for review in another jurisdiction.
In re Godfrey
Whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that respondent had ratified the loan documents encumbering her real property, thereby authorizing petitioner to foreclose under N.C.G.S. 45-21.16.
State v. Reel
Whether the Court of Appeals erred by affirming the trial court's order denying defendant's motion to suppress evidence under the knock and talk exception to the Fourth Amendment warrant requirement.
State v. Bracey
Whether there was sufficient evidence that a criminal defendant knew or had reasonable grounds to believe the gun in his possession was stolen in violation of N.C.G.S. 14-71.1.
Durham Green Flea Market v. City of Durham
Whether the City's notice of violation provided sufficient notice of alleged violations of its unified development ordinance.
Empire Contractors Inc. v. Town of Apex
Whether individualized fact issues such as the fair market value of property preclude class certification on predominance grounds.
Gvest Real Est., LLC v. JS Real Est. Invs., LLC
Whether the Business Court erred in granting summary judgment for defendants on a declaratory judgment claim and breach of fiduciary duty and constructive fraud claims.
In re A.D.H.
Whether the trial court is collaterally estopped from adjudicating allegations of sexual abuse alleged in a juvenile petition, where some of those allegations were resolved in a child custody order and recited in an interference petition order.