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The NC Supreme Court’s inexplicable, historic silence on Leandro | Opinion

December 8, 2025

Here’s one of the oddest things I’ve seen in 50 years of court watching. When our realigned, politicized state Supreme Court came into office a couple of years ago, as The Assembly reports: “It took the new Republican majority only 30 days to grant (an) unusual request” from lawmakers to reconsider a landmark ruling in the Leandro case. The justices rushed to oral argument on February 22, 2024. “But 601 days later, they have yet to issue a decision.” Now it’s over 650 days of silence. I’ve never seen anything like it. No one has.

How Paul Newby Made North Carolina a Blueprint for Conservative Courts

October 30, 2025

Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power. Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well beyond the borders of his state.

Waiting For Leandro

October 15, 2025

It’s been more than 600 days since the state Supreme Court heard arguments in the latest round of legal wrangling over funding for public schools. Can the court put it off forever?