Supreme Court
Samost v. Duke Univ.
Breach of contract claim based on statements in a student handbook; whether the handbook creates an enforceable contract and if so, whether defendant breached it; whether the trial court erred in granting judgment on the pleadings for defendant
Wind v. City of Gastonia
Whether defendant?s employee is entitled to a complete, unredacted copy of all documents in his personnel file related to complaints filed against him; statutory interpretation of N.C.G.S. ' 160A-168
State v. Franklin
Whether the trial court erred in denying defendant's motion to suppress evidence seized from a traffic stop; whether the stop was pretextual and in duration unreasonable.
In re L.M.T.
Termination of parental rights proceedings; whether the trial court?s permanency planning review order relieving DSS from further reunification efforts with the children?s mother contained sufficient findings of fact to satisfy the requirements of N.C.G.S. ? 7B-507(b)(1)
In re M.I.W.
Whether the trial court had subject matter jurisdiction over a termination of parental rights proceeding filed while an appeal from an earlier custody order was pending when TPR hearings were not held until after that appeal was decided; application of 2005 amendments to N.C.G.S. § 7B-1003
In re Foreclosure of Vogler Realty, Inc.
Authority of clerk of superior court to determine reasonableness of attorney's fees that trustee-attorney in foreclosure proceeding pays to himself in addition to trustee's commission
State v. Mbacke
Warrantless search of defendant's vehicle following his arrest for carrying a concealed gun; application of U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Arizona v. Gant
In re Dist. Admin. Order
Chief district court judge's authority to prohibit operation of a special traffic court established by the district attorney
In re J.R.V.
Delinquency adjudication proceeding; whether the trial court's violation of the juvenile's rights under N.C.G.S. § 7B-2405(4) was prejudicial
State v. Burke
Motion to suppress; whether police officer had reasonable suspicion to stop defendant's vehicle