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Patterson Harkavy files suit challenging constitutionality of NC private school voucher scheme

July 28th, 2020
Yesterday, Patterson Harkavy filed suit on behalf of seven North Carolina parents challenging the constitutionality of North Carolina’s private school voucher program. The suit is supported by the North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) and… Read More
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Categories: Uncategorized
Tags: Burton Craige, Civil Rights, Discrimination, Education, Narendra Ghosh, NC Constitution, Paul Smith, Public Education, Vouchers

Victory: North Carolina Supreme Court rules tenure repeal unconstitutional

April 15th, 2016
Today, the North Carolina Supreme Court unanimously held that the General Assembly’s 2013 repeal of teacher tenure violated teachers’ rights under the United States Constitution. The ruling restores the rights of teachers who earned tenure before… Read More
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Categories: Results, Uncategorized
Tags: Constitutional Law, empl, Labor and Employment, Public Education, Results, Tenure

Narendra appears before the Court of Appeals, arguing tenure repeal unconstitutional

January 23rd, 2015
Yesterday, Patterson Harkavy attorney Narendra Ghosh appeared before the North Carolina Court of Appeals, arguing that the General Assembly’s 2013 repeal of teacher tenure violated teachers’ rights under the North Carolina Constitution an… Read More
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Categories: Civil Rights, Labor and Employment, News of the Firm, Uncategorized
Tags: Appeals, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education, Narendra Ghosh, NC Court of Appeals, NCAE, North Carolina, Public Education, Tenure

Judge Hobgood issues written order declaring tenure repeal unconstitutional

June 6th, 2014
Yesterday, Judge Hobgood issued an order putting into effect his prior ruling enjoining the repeal of teacher tenure in North Carolina. The ruling rolls back the General Assembly’s attempt to retroactively eliminate public school teachers’ employ… Read More
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Categories: Civil Rights, Judicial Decisions, Labor and Employment, Results, Uncategorized
Tags: Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Contract, Education, Labor and Employment, NCAE, Public Education, Results, Tenure

Victory: Tenure repeal declared unconstitutional

May 16th, 2014
At 11 am this morning, Superior Court Judge Robert Hobgood sided with Patterson Harkavy’s attorneys and ruled that legislation stripping teachers of their vested employment rights violated the North Carolina and the United States Constitutions. For… Read More
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Categories: Civil Rights, Judicial Decisions, Labor and Employment, News of the Firm, Results, Uncategorized
Tags: Burton Craige, Constitutional Law, Education, Labor and Employment, Narendra Ghosh, NC Legislature, NCAE, North Carolina, Public Education, Public Schools, Tenure

Patterson Harkavy Files Suit Challenging Constitutionality of Private School Voucher Scheme

December 11th, 2013
Burton Craige and Narendra Ghosh filed suit this morning in Wake County Superior Court challenging the school voucher law passed by the General Assembly last session. Representing a diverse group of twenty-five plaintiffs from across North Carolina,… Read More
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Categories: News of the Firm
Tags: Burton Craige, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Narendra Ghosh, NC Constitution, NC Justice Center, NCAE, North Carolina, Public Education, Vouchers