JURIST

JUNE 22, 2022

The district court found that “the plaintiffs in this case and the Fisher litigation are in privity and the causes of action in the two cases are the same.” The SFFA has filed similar lawsuits against other universities including Harvard and the University of North Carolina.

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Court Rules Court Cause of Action Litigation 211

SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 8, 2024

Since 1986, bankruptcy cases in Alabama or North Carolina have been administered by trustees appointed by the judicial branch, while all other cases have been administered by the U.S. But the Alabama and North Carolina trustees had charged much less than fees charged in other states, with the deficit coming out of the judiciary budget.

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Government Statute Court Cause of Action 96

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Lawsuit Challenged Removal of Seasonal Restrictions on “Hopper Dredging” in North Carolina Harbors. A lawsuit filed in the federal district court for the Eastern District of North Carolina alleged that the U.S.

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Litigation Litigating Court Laws 40

JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

The North Carolina-based company is suing a small wine outfit, McWilliam’s Wines, for one of its wines labeled Butterball Chardonnay. However, Butterball this year is the plaintiff rather than the defendant in a lawsuit against an Australian company.

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Tort Statute Criminal Law Court 36

SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 1, 2023

In a decision by Chief Justice John Roberts, the court ruled that the race-conscious admissions programs used by the University of North Carolina and Harvard College violate the 14th Amendment. O’Connor’s opinion in Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education would be one of her final 5-4 decisions. In a letter to President George W.

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Court Bar Exam Education Government 141