The North Carolina Supreme Court released a batch of opinions today:
| Irving v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Bd. of Educ., (557PA13) Wreck allegedly caused by negligence of driver of school activity bus; whether school activity buses are covered by the State Tort Claims Act under N.C.G.S. § 143-300.1. |
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| State v. Williams, (333PA14) Whether an indictment charging a registered sex offender with failing to timely register a change of address was fatally defective regarding the timeframe in which he was required to report the address change. |
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| Young v. Bailey, (355PA14-2) Action against county sheriff for wrongful discharge based on political considerations; whether sheriff’s department employees are ‘county employees’ entitled to protection under N.C.G.S. § 153A-99; whether plaintiff’s dismissal violated her rights under the federal or state constitutions; whether summary judgment should have been granted for the sheriff. |
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| State ex rel. McCrory v. Berger, (113A15) Appeal from the decision of a three-judge superior court panel sustaining a facial challenge to portions of the Energy Modernization Act and the Coal Ash Management Act of 2014; whether legislative appointment provisions in the Acts violate the appointments clause or the separation of powers clause of the state constitution. |
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| McLaughlin v. Bailey, (163A15) Action against county sheriff for wrongful discharge based on political considerations; whether sheriff’s department employees are ‘county employees’ entitled to protection under N.C.G.S. § 153A-99; whether plaintiffs’ dismissal violated their rights under the federal or state constitutions; whether summary judgment should have been granted for the sheriff on all claims. |
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| Lloyd v. Bailey, (181PA15) Action against county sheriff for wrongful discharge based on political considerations; whether sheriff’s department employees are ‘county employees’ entitled to protection under N.C.G.S. § 153A-99; whether plaintiff’s dismissal violated his rights under the federal or state constitutions; whether summary judgment should have been granted for the sheriff. |
I’ll have more on the three Bailey decisions soon.
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