9 North Carolina opinions name it 2 courts 1983–2025 1 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by North Carolina courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Dixon v. Petersgreen2 sentences2001Dixon v. Peters, 63 N.C. 1998Dixon v. Peters, 63 N.C. | 1 | 3 |
Town of Beech Mountain v. County of Wataugagreen2 sentences2025When assessing an Equal Protection Clause claim that the State treated one class of people different from another, courts “employ a two-tiered analysis.” Town of Beech Mountain v. Cnty. of Watauga, 324 N.C. 409, 412 (1989). 2025“When a legislative act operates to the disadvantage of a suspect class or interferes with the exercise of a fundamental right, the upper tier or ‘strict scrutiny’ standard is applied.” Id. | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in North Carolina. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Williamson v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma, Inc.
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2 sentences1998Dixon v. Peters, 63 N.C.App. 592, 598 , 306 S.E.2d 477, 481 (1983) (citing Williamson v. Lee Optical, 348 U.S. 483 , 75 S.Ct. 461 , 99 L.Ed. 563 (1955)). 1998Dixon v. Peters, 63 N.C.App. 592, 598 , 306 S.E.2d 477, 481 (1983) (citing Williamson v. Lee Optical, 348 U.S. 483 , 75 S.Ct. 461 , 99 L.Ed. 563 (1955)). | 2 | 1983–1998 |
Texfi Industries, Inc. v. City of Fayetteville
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2 sentences1989Texfi Industries v. City of Fayetteville, 301 N.C. 1 , 269 S.E. 2d 142 (1980). 1989Texfi Industries v. City of Fayetteville, 301 N.C. 1 , 269 S.E. 2d 142 (1980). | 2 | 1984–1989 |
In Re the Consolidated Appeals of Certain Timber Companies From the Denial of Use Value Assessment & Taxation by Certain Counties
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1 sentence1993Appeals of Certain Timber Companies, 98 N.C. | 1 | 1993–1993 |
Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 98,860 Athalie Doris Joy v. Nelson L. North, Nelson L. North
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2 sentences1986We find, however, that the Zapata court, in advancing the two-tiered analysis, provides only “an illusory improvement,” Cox, 1982 Duke L.J. 975 ; potentially raises more problems than it offers solutions, see Joy v. North, 692 F. 2d 880 (Cardamone, J. dissenting); and in the absence of standards or guidelines for the rendering of a court’s own independent judgment, offers no assurance that decisions will be consistent. 1986We find, however, that the Zapata court, in advancing the two-tiered analysis, provides only "an illusory improvement," Cox, 1982 Duke L.J. 975 ; potentially raises more problems than it offers solutions, see Joy v. North, 692 F.2d 880 (Cardamone, J. dissenting); and in the absence of standards or guidelines for the rendering of a court's own independent judgment, offers no assurance that decisions will be consistent. | 1 | 1986–1986 |
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.