Action against county sheriff for wrongful discharge based on political considerations; whether sheriff's department employees are 'county employees' entitled to protection under N.C.G.S. 153A-99; whether plaintiffs' dismissal violated their rights under the federal or state constitutions; whether summary judgment should have been granted for the sheriff on all claims.

Appeal from the decision of a three-judge superior court panel sustaining a facial challenge to portions of the Energy Modernization Act and the Coal Ash Management Act of 2014; whether legislative appointment provisions in the Acts violate the appointments clause or the separation of powers clause of the state constitution.

Action against county sheriff for wrongful discharge based on political considerations; whether sheriff's department employees are 'county employees' entitled to protection under N.C.G.S. 153A-99; whether plaintiff's dismissal violated her rights under the federal or state constitutions; whether summary judgment should have been granted for the sheriff.

Whether an indictment charging a registered sex offender with failing to timely register a change of address was fatally defective regarding the timeframe in which he was required to report the address change.

Wreck allegedly caused by negligence of driver of school activity bus; whether school activity buses are covered by the State Tort Claims Act under N.C.G.S. 143-300.1.

Whether an indictment charging defendant with a real property crime was fatally defective because it did not allege that the entity that owned the property has the legal ability to own property.

Termination of father's parental rights for neglect of his child based partially on the mother's abuse of four older half-siblings; whether termination of father's parental rights was supported by clear, cogent, and convincing evidence; whether the COA properly affirmed the trial court's conclusion that the father's neglect was continuing and would likely continue in the future.

Whether the trial court erred when it denied defendant's motion to suppress evidence obtained by an allegedly unconstitutional dog sniff.

Whether the indictment charging defendant with failure to report his change of address as required under the N.C. sex offender registration program contained a fatal variance.

Whether petitioner was barred by the ten-year statute of limitations in N.C.G.S. 1-47(3) from initiating a proceeding to foreclose on real property under properly recorded deeds of trust containing a power of sale.