N.C. Supreme Court Opinions for August 21, 2015

The North Carolina Supreme Court has released this month’s published opinions: In re Burke, (410A14).  Appeal from decision of N.C. Board of Bar Examiners denying petitioner’s application to take the N.C. bar exam. State ex rel. Util. Comm’n v. Cooper, Att’y Gen., (347A14). Appeal from portion of ratemaking order approving an accelerated cost recovery mechanism for …

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Access to Extended Cell-Site Records Requires Warrant – Fourth Circuit

US v. Graham. The Fourth Circuit ruled that when the government inspects a cell phone user’s historical cell-site location information for an extended period pf time, it must get a warrant under the Fourth Amendment. The Circuit Court split with the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits, which have said that no warrant is required, paving the way …

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