North Carolina’s utterly lawless Supreme Court
The North Carolina Supreme Court's Republican majority dismissed a historic school funding case on a technicality, sparking criticism of partisanship. The decision has been seen as a blow to the state's poor children and a victory for the Republican General Assembly.
The North Carolina Supreme Court has dismissed a long-standing school funding case, Hoke County Board of Education v. State, on a technicality. The court's Republican majority, led by Chief Justice Newby, ruled that a 'proper facial challenge pleading' was not made, rendering previous orders 'void ab initio'. Justice Richard Dietz dissented, arguing that the court had the authority to hear the case. The decision has been criticized as a partisan maneuver to avoid addressing the constitutional right to a 'general and uniform system of free public schools'. The court's actions have been seen as part of a pattern of disregarding procedural norms to serve Republican goals. The ruling is a significant setback for the state's poor children and a victory for the Republican General Assembly.
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