Today at the Supreme Court (3/15/11)

Today, Tuesday, March 15, 2011, the North Carolina Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the following cases:

State v. Yencer - Whether the First Amendment precludes private colleges and universities who have a religious history and tradition from having a campus police force that exercises the State's arrest power.

Appellant's New Brief
Appellee's New Brief
Amicus Brief by Fraternal Order of Police
Amicus Brief by Trustees of Davidson College
Amicus Brief by NC Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators, The North Carolina Sheriff's Association, and the North Carolina Association of Chiefs of Police
Amicus Brief by the North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities
Amicus Brief by the North Carolina Advocates for Justice
Court of Appeals' Opinion
Record on Appeal


Lee v. Gore - Whether a deficiency in a law enforcement officer's affidavit divests the Division of Motor Vehicles of authority to suspend the driving privileges of a person who has refused to submit to chemical analysis when charged with an implied consent offense.

Appellant's New Brief
Appellee's New Brief
Court of Appeals' Opinion
Record on Appeal

Gardner v. Tallmadge - Whether a Court of Common Please in Ohio has subject matter jurisdiction to enter a cognovit judgment against a North Carolina debtor and whether the Full Faith and Credit Clause requires North Carolina's courts to recognize and enforce a valid judgment in the state of Ohio.

Appellant's New Brief
Appellee's New Brief
Court of Appeals' Opinion
Record on Appeal