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In re M.S.E.
Appeal from an order terminating respondent's parental rights; whether the trial court abused its discretion by failing to sua sponte conduct an inquiry into whether respondent should be appointed a guardian ad litem under Rule 17 of the North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure; whether the evidence supports the trial court's findings of fact and whether the findings of fact support its conclusion that respondent's parental rights should be terminated pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1) (2019); whether the trial court abused its discretion in concluding that it was in the children's best interests that respondent's parental rights be terminated.
In re T.A.M.
Termination of parental rights; whether the trial court abused its discretion by allowing respondent-father's counsel to withdraw; whether the trial court abused its discretion by concluding that terminating respondent-mother's parental rights would be in the best interests of the juveniles.
In re Z.R.
Termination of parental rights; no-merit brief.
Supreme Court Opinions Filed June 11, 2021
Cheryl Lloyd Humphrey Land Inv. Co., LLC v. Resco Prods., Inc.
Whether the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and Article I, Section 12 bar a lawsuit for tortious interference with prospective economic advantage based upon defendants' petitioning activity.
Crazie Overstock Promotions, LLC v. State of North Carolina
Whether a gaming enterprise constitutes an unlawful sweepstakes in violation of N.C.G.S 14-306.4.
Deminski v. State Bd. of Educ.
Whether an individual may bring a claim under the North Carolina Constitution for a school board's deliberate indifference to continual student harassment.
Diamond Candles, LLC v. Winter
Appeal pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7A-27(a)(3) from an order and opinion on defendants' Rule 12(b)(2) and Rule 12(b)(3) motions to dismiss.
In re I.K.
Whether the Court of Appeals correctly held that the trial court did not commit reversible error by finding by clear and convincing evidence that respondent acted inconsistently with his constitutionally protected status as a parent.
In re M.J.R.B.
Respondent-parents appeal the termination of their parental rights.
In re Pool
Order of censure for conduct that undermines public confidence in the integrity and impartiality of the judiciary; for allowing personal relationships to influence official judgment and conduct; for abuse of the prestige of judicial office; for improper ex parte communications; and for failure to diligently discharge judicial duties in violation of the Code of Judicial Conduct.
McGuire v. LORD Corp.
Whether the trial court properly granted defendant's motion to dismiss plaintiff's complaint.
State v. Betts
Impermissible vouching regarding a child's credibility/believability; continued use of the word 'disclose' constituting impermissible vouching; admission of domestic violence evidence; plain error.
State v. Blagg
Whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding the trial court properly denied defendant's motion to dismiss the charge of possession with intent to sell or deliver methamphetamine based upon the sufficiency of the evidence offered at trial.
State v. Cheeks
Sufficiency of the evidence to show that starvation proximately caused the decedent's death; whether a separate showing of malice is necessary to support a conviction for first-degree murder on the basis of starvation; and whether there was a fatal variance between an indictment charging negligent child abuse and the evidence upon which defendant's conviction rested.
State v. Goins
Whether the prosecutor's improper commentary during the State's closing arguments highlighting defendant's choice to plead not guilty prejudiced defendant; whether the Court of Appeals erred in ordering a new trial for defendant.
State v. Hamer
Defendant was charged with speeding under N.C.G.S. 20-141(j1). Defendant appealed to the Court of Appeals arguing his waiver of his right to a jury trial was not knowing and voluntary under N.C.G.S. 15A-1201. Defendant appeals to this Court arguing the Court of Appeals erred when it held that he was not prejudiced by the trial court's error and that his waiver was knowing and voluntary.
State v. Parker
Defendant petitions for review of the Court of Appeals decision holding that there was no error in his conviction of possession of a firearm by a felon arguing that the trial court failed to intervene ex mero motu to the State's misstatements during closing arguments.
Window World of Baton Rouge, LLC v. Window World, Inc.
Appeal pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7A-27(a)(3) from an order and opinion on Window World defendants' motions to compel and motion to strike plaintiffs' objections to third-party subpoenas, from an order and opinion on Window World, Inc.'s motion to compel net worth information, from an order and opinion on Window World defendants' motion for reconsideration, and from an order and opinion on plaintiffs' privilege motions, Window World defendants' motion to strike, and the parties' Rule 53(g) exceptions to the special master's report.