W.D. North Carolina
The federal trial court for its part of North Carolina. A federal challenge to a law usually starts here, and most orders blocking a new law are first issued at this level.
Where it sits
- Supreme CourtCan take any case below on a federal question. It hears very few.
- Fourth CircuitReviews this court’s decisions.
- W.D. North Carolina (this court)Federal district court
What it has decided
Latest decisions
Opinions filed most recently, newest first.
- Hartford Cas. Ins. Co. v. GelshenenMay 6, 2019
- Williams v. Ohio Nat'l Life Assurance Co.Jan 30, 2019
- Helms v. BerryhillJan 23, 2019
- Dennis v. BerryhillJan 22, 2019
- Stricklin v. StefaniDec 17, 2018
- Cities4life, Inc. v. City of CharlotteSep 18, 2018
- Travelers Prop. Cas. Co. of Am. v. Seretta Constr. Mid-Atlantic, LLCAug 6, 2018
- Driskell v. Summit Contracting Grp., Inc.Jun 28, 2018
Opinions per year
2016 to 2026. This year so far is the dark bar.
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Most relied on
Its decisions from the last ten years that later opinions cite most.