Below is a complete list of the Center for Law and Freedom’s cases, briefs, and public records projects. Click on a project to view filings, media hits, and a project summary.
Francis X De Luca v. Roy Cooper
Wake County
Case Status: Open
Last Action: Suit Filed
Fish Pedicures
Vong v. Aune
United States Supreme Court
Case Status: Closed
Last Action: U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the case.
UNC Records
Public Records Request
Case Status: Closed
Last Action: UNC produced responsive records.
Belmont Records Lawsuit
Deitz v. City of Belmont
Gaston County Superior Court
Case Status: Open
Last Action: Parties argued cross-motions for summary judgment and dismissal in Gaston County Superior Court on May 17. Judge Archie dismissed the City Manager from the case, but denied the Defendants’ motion to dismiss the case entirely. She is now reviewing the disputed documents to decide what is and is not public record.
Donor Speech Protection
Center for Competitive Politics v. Harris
United States Supreme Court
Case Status: Closed
Last Action: U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the case.
Employee First Amendment Rights
Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association
United States Supreme Court
Case Status: Closed
Last Action: Equally divided Court affirmed the judgment of the Ninth Circuit, effectively ruling against the plaintiff and for the teachers’ union.
DEQ Administrative Lawsuit
Owens v. North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Office of Administrative Hearings, Perquimans County
Case Status: Open
Last Action: Oral argument at the Office of Administrative Hearings on parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment.
Magistrate Religious Liberty
Breedlove v. Warren
North Carolina Court of Appeals
Case Status: Open
Last Action: Oral argument took place on May 11, 2016; awaiting decision of the Court of Appeals.
DEQ Civil Lawsuit
Woodard v. North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Wake County Superior Court
Case Status: Open
Last Action: Oral arguments on Defendant’s motion to dismiss in Wake County Superior Court.
Map Act Case
Kirby, et al. v. North Carolina Department of Transportation
North Carolina Supreme Court
Case Status: Open
Last Action: Oral arguments on the merits at the North Carolina Supreme Court.
NC Supreme Court Retention Elections
Faires v. State Board of Elections
North Carolina Supreme Court
Case Status: Open
Last Action: NC Supreme Court leaves trial court decision undisturbed; retention elections are unconstitutional, but no binding precedent established.
Coastal Property Rights
Nies v. Town of Emerald Isle
North Carolina Supreme Court
Case Status: Open
Last Action: Appellants and amici filed briefs at NC Supreme Court.
