Browse North Carolina Supreme Court's 2025 caseload. 24 opinions with AI-powered summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
Court Affirms Summary Judgment for NCDOT in Retaliation Case
Mata v. N.C. Dep't of Transp., decided by North Carolina Supreme Court on December 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former employee of the North Carolina Department of T...
Prepaid Wireless Services Taxable as Telecommunications Services in NC
N.C. Dep't of Revenue v. Wireless Ctr. of N.C., Inc., decided by North Carolina Supreme Court on December 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The North Carolina Department of Revenue sought...
Court Affirms Summary Judgment for NCDOT in Discrimination Case
Sanders v. N.C. Dep't of Transp., decided by North Carolina Supreme Court on December 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former employee, sued the North Carolina Departmen...
NC Supreme Court: Confession voluntary despite pre-counsel appointment
State v. Allison, decided by North Carolina Supreme Court on December 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The North Carolina Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's confession, made ...
NC Supreme Court: Confession Admissible After Invoking Counsel
State v. Bracey, decided by North Carolina Supreme Court on December 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The North Carolina Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's confession was vol...
Statements after attorney request inadmissible
State v. Calderon, decided by North Carolina Supreme Court on December 12, 2025, resulted in a mixed outcome. The North Carolina Court of Appeals addressed whether a defendant's statements made during...
NC Supreme Court: Confession voluntary despite ambiguous question after Miranda
State v. Ford, decided by North Carolina Supreme Court on December 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The North Carolina Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's confession was volun...
NC Supreme Court: Intoxication doesn't automatically invalidate confession
State v. Kelliher, decided by North Carolina Supreme Court on December 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The North Carolina Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's confession, made...
NC Supreme Court: Confession involuntary due to coercive interrogation
State v. Reel, decided by North Carolina Supreme Court on December 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The North Carolina Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's confession was volun...
Town's nuisance abatement upheld against constitutional claims
Creech v. Town of Cornelius, decided by North Carolina Supreme Court on October 17, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Creech, sued the Town of Cornelius for alleged violations ...
NC Court: No-knock warrant lacked probable cause for evidence destruction
Land v. Whitley, decided by North Carolina Supreme Court on October 17, 2025, resulted in a reversed outcome. The core dispute centered on whether a "no-knock" warrant was supported by sufficient prob...
NC Court Rules on Defamation Claims and First Amendment Protections
Long v. Fowler, decided by North Carolina Supreme Court on October 17, 2025, resulted in a mixed outcome. The plaintiff, Long, sued the defendant, Fowler, for defamation after Fowler posted allegedly ...
NC Court: Harassment claim dismissed for failing to meet legal standards
Mauck v. Cherry Oil Co., decided by North Carolina Supreme Court on October 17, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Mauck, sued Cherry Oil Co. for wrongful termination after alle...
University Wins Age Discrimination Suit Against Former Professor
Mitchell v. Univ. of N.C. Bd. of Governors, decided by North Carolina Supreme Court on October 17, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former professor, sued the university for...
NC DEQ regulations for CAFOs deemed invalid for exceeding statutory authority
N.C. Dep't of Env't Quality v. N.C. Farm Bureau Fed'n, Inc., decided by North Carolina Supreme Court on October 17, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The North Carolina Department of Environm...
NC Court Affirms DHHS Denial of Certificate of Need for Nursing Home
Pinnacle Health Servs. of N.C. LLC v. N.C. Dep't of Health & Hum. Servs., decided by North Carolina Supreme Court on October 17, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns whether N...
Intentional Injury Exclusion Does Not Bar Negligent Entrustment Claims
Southland Nat'l Ins. Corp. v. Lindberg, decided by North Carolina Supreme Court on October 17, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The core dispute involved whether an insurance policy's "inten...
NC Court of Appeals: Miranda waiver valid, subsequent statements admissible
State v. Chemuti, decided by North Carolina Supreme Court on October 17, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The North Carolina Court of Appeals addressed whether a defendant's statements made ...
NC Supreme Court: 'I don't know' can mean understanding Miranda rights
State v. Lail, decided by North Carolina Supreme Court on October 17, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The North Carolina Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's confession was volunt...
NC Supreme Court: Unusual behavior post-crime not evidence of guilt
State v. Norman, decided by North Carolina Supreme Court on October 17, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The North Carolina Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's "unusual" or "abnor...
NC Supreme Court: Confession Involuntary Due to Coercive Interrogation
State v. Rogers, decided by North Carolina Supreme Court on October 17, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The North Carolina Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's confession was volu...
NC Supreme Court: Confession Voluntary, Admissible
State v. Wilson, decided by North Carolina Supreme Court on October 17, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The North Carolina Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's confession was volu...
Home-based therapy practice not 'commercial' under HOA covenant
Cutter v. Vojnovic, decided by North Carolina Supreme Court on August 22, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. This case concerns a dispute over a restrictive covenant in a homeowners' associati...
NC Court Reverses Sheriff Certification Revocation Over Due Process
Devalle v. N.C. Sheriffs' Educ. & Training Standards Comm'n, decided by North Carolina Supreme Court on August 22, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The plaintiff, a former sheriff's deputy, ...
CaseLawBrief tracks 24 opinions from North Carolina Supreme Court in 2025. This includes published and unpublished decisions.
The most common legal topics were: Voluntariness Of Confessions (8 cases), Miranda V. Arizona (5 cases), Fifth Amendment Privilege Against Self Incrimination (3 cases), Waiver Of Miranda Rights (3 cases), Coercive Interrogation Tactics (3 cases).
Outcomes: Defendant Win: 17, Mixed: 2, Reversed: 1, Plaintiff Win: 4.