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The John Locke Foundation has a long-standing interest in the Map Act, which we have criticized for being “inefficient, unfair, and unnecessary.” We have repeatedly urged the General Assembly to repeal or reform it. We have also taken a keen interest in Kirby v. NCDOT and in the legal and constitutional issues that it raises.

The Map Act is inefficient, unfair, unconstitutional, and unnecessary. It should be repealed.

This Spotlight report provides useful information about the Court's work that is probably unfamiliar even to most attorneys in the state. It includes how often justices agree with each other and the reversal rate of Court of Appeals decisions.

Click here to view and here to listen to Daren Bakst discussing this Spotlight report. RALEIGH — The N.C. Supreme Court ruled on fewer than 60 cases in…