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May 22, 2025

Leandro

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NC Supreme Court rehears arguments on previous court’s Leandro ruling 

February 28, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — At a discretionary review hearing on Feb. 22, the North Carolina Supreme Court again heard oral arguments regarding the long-running Leandro education funding case.   The hearing lasted around 80 minutes. A decision by […]

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NC Supreme Court justices address recusal requests filed ahead of Leandro rehearing

February 16, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH – Ahead of the N.C. Supreme Court’s scheduled Feb. 22 rehearing of the long-running Leandro education funding case, one associate justice has recused himself while another has refused to do so.   Legislative lawmakers had asked that […]

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NC Attorney General files brief opposing review of Leandro case 

January 17, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — In a Jan. 11 news release, N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein announced the filing of a brief in opposition to a discretionary review by the N.C Supreme Court of the long-running Leandro education […]

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North Carolina Supreme Court to review Leandro funding case 

October 25, 2023 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The North Carolina Supreme Court has granted a discretionary review of the long-running education case often referred to as “Leandro.”  The decision references the September request by state legislative leaders and states, “The Court hereby […]

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Leandro appeal takes step closer to NC Supreme Court return

September 28, 2023 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A motion filed by the attorney for state lawmakers in the long-running Leandro education funding case was granted by the N.C. Court of Appeals.  The motion, filed by Matthew Tilley on Sept. 18, […]

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Leandro education funding case judge recalculates total of $677.8M

April 21, 2023 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Business Court Judge James Ammons issued a 12-page order on April 14 that included a $677.8 million dollar figure in the long-running Leandro education funding case.  Ammons was tasked with “recalculating the amount […]

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Order blocking Leandro funding transfer reinstated by NC Supreme Court

March 8, 2023 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The long-running Leandro education funding case is still far from a resolution after the N.C. Supreme Court granted a motion by the state controller and reinstated an order blocking the funding transfer.   The […]

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Leandro case reassigned again; funding transfer total updated to $677.8M

January 11, 2023 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — In the final days of 2022, the decades-old Leandro education case was reassigned again.  On Dec. 29, Chief Justice Paul Newby issued an order reassigning the case to the “Honorable James F. Ammons, […]

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Berger: NC Supreme Court majority’s ‘extraordinary’ Leandro remedy is about power

November 23, 2022 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The N.C. Supreme Court released its opinion on the long-running Leandro education funding case on Nov. 4, just days ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.   In the 4-3 decision, the Democratic majority sided […]

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North Carolina high court backs move forcing school spending 

November 9, 2022 The Associated Press

RALEIGH — A local North Carolina judge had the power to transfer large amounts of taxpayer dollars from government coffers to state agencies to carry out a plan to address longstanding education inequities, a divided […]

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