Felony sentencing for a crime committed in North Carolina; whether the State proved that a prior offense for which defendant was convicted in Tennessee was substantially similar to a North Carolina offense for purposes of assigning defendant a sentencing point based on his prior record level under N.C.G.S. 15A-1340.14(e).

Whether communications between legislators and attorneys from private firms regarding the 2011 congressional and legislative redistricting plans are protected from discovery by the attorney-client, work-product, or legislative privileges

First-degree murder (noncapital); whether defendant's motion to dismiss should have been allowed because the State's evidence was insufficient to establish that defendant was the perpetrator of the crime

Whether a contractual provision requiring defendant to pay one-fourth of the cost of providing heat to premises shared with plaintiff is so vague as to be unenforceable; whether the trial court erred in granting summary judgment for defendant

Change of venue; Denial of plaintiff's motion to recuse trial judge who granted summary judgment in defendants' favor; Judicial review of a private organization's decision to disqualify a participant for violating its tournament rules

Whether Property Tax Commission erred in granting summary judgment for taxpayer and concluding that no grounds existed under N.C.G.S. ? 105-287(a) for county to revalue taxpayer's real property during a year in which a general reappraisal was not made

Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act; application of N.C.G.S. ?? 50A-110 and 50A-206, governing communications between trial courts when simultaneous child custody proceedings are pending in North Carolina and another State

Defamation action arising from a negative performance review of an NCSU faculty member; whether trial court erred in denying defendant's motion to dismiss based on Rule 12(b) grounds, including sovereign immunity

Whether the North Carolina Felony Firearms Act, which bars certain felons from possessing firearms anywhere, is unconstitutional as-applied to plaintiff.

Whether trafficking in prescription tablets and pills that contain an opium mixture classified under Schedule III of the N.C. Controlled Substances Act is punishable under N.C.G.S. ? 90-95(h)(4)