North Carolina Supreme Court vacates nine years of Leandro school funding orders

By: Ahmed Jallow

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: April 2, 2026

Words: 443

Last Updated: 3 months, 4 weeks ago

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The North Carolina Supreme Court on Thursday threw out years of court rulings in the state’s long-running Leandro education case, declaring that the judges who made them lacked the authority to order sweeping statewide school funding changes.

The court issued its 244-page ruling more than two years after hearing oral arguments in February 2024. The ruling was 4–3, with Republican Richard Dietz and Democrats Anita Earls and Allison Riggs dissenting.

The decision …

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