Supreme Court
Supreme Court Opinions Filed March 21, 2025
James H.Q. Davis Tr. v. JHD Props., LLC
Whether the Business Court erred in ordering an entry of summary judgment in favor of plaintiffs on plaintiffs' complaint seeking judicial dissolution of the manager-managed LLCs, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 57D-6-02(2)(i), because continued operation of the LLCs in conformance with the operating agreements was 'not practicable.'
State v. Lester
Whether the Confrontation Clause and hearsay rules barred admission of cell phone records at trial.
Cohane v. Home Missioners of Am.
Whether section 4.2(b) of the SAFE Child Act's revival of claims 'for child sexual abuse otherwise time-barred' by a three-year statute of limitations encompasses claims against defendants who did not directly commit the alleged abuse.
Doe v. Roman Cath. Diocese
Whether an act of the General Assembly that purports to set aside a final judgment of the judicial branch violates separation of powers principles in the North Carolina Constitution.
Doe 1K v. Roman Cath. Diocese
Whether an act of the General Assembly that purports to set aside a final judgment of the judicial branch violates separation of powers principles in the North Carolina Constitution.
McKinney v. Goins
Whether the SAFE Child Act's revival of previously time-barred civil claims was facially unconstitutional.
State v. Tirado
Whether the Court of Appeals failed to consider defendant's state constitutional challenge to his sentences of life imprisonment without parole and whether the resentencing order complied with state constitutional requirements.
Supreme Court Opinions Filed January 31, 2025
Zander v. Orange County
Whether there are genuine issues of material fact regarding (1) defendants' use of a reasonable planning period not to exceed 20 years when assessing impact fees and (2) whether a 2016 reduction in impact fees was due to reasons other than an updated school impact fee study.