The North Carolina Supreme Court will not take a second look at a case that produced a 2025 ruling against agency deference. The dispute involves the state Department of Transportation’s 2019 firing of employee Thurman Savage. The court’s petitions list Friday indicated that justices have denied Savage’s request to review a December decision from the North Carolina Court of Appeals. The Appeals Court’s opinion will allow the state DOT to revisit…
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