Constitutionality of N.C.G.S. 14-458.1(a)(1)(d), prohibiting cyber-bullying.

When defendant was questioned by police while he was involuntarily committed, whether he was in custody and required to receive Miranda warnings; whether defendant's statements were made voluntarily.

Whether the trial court abused its discretion by excluding expert witness testimony offered by defendant, pursuant to amended Rule of Evidence 702(a).

Whether a local school board is required to share certain program funds received from the federal government with public charter schools that enroll students who live in that same school administrative unit.

Tripartite Attorney-Client Privilege; Common Interest Doctrine

Whistleblower Act

summary judgment; negligent infliction of emotional distress; intentional infliction of emotional distress; defamation - libel and slander per quod

Abuse; Child support

Tax assessment

Direct criminal contempt

Termination of parental rights; render judgment; enter judgment

Prescriptive easement; hostile use; claim of right; sole means of access and egress.

Summary Judgment; North Carolina Wage and Hour Act; Federal Fair Labor Standards Act; Economic Reality Test

Teacher termination, board of Education, review of agency decision, motion to strike

Felony child abuse inflicting serious bodily injury; Prosecutor's Closing Remarks

criminal, motion to suppress, reasonable suspicion to stop

First degree murder; Motion to suppress; Confessions; Miranda custody analysis; Technical violations of the Criminal Procedure Act; Self-serving exculpatory statements

community care taking exception; seizure; reasonable suspicion; NCGS § 20-16.2

Indictment