Coates’ Canons NC Local Government Law

Twenty-nine counties, home to over 3 million North Carolinians, conducted property tax reappraisals in 2025 after several years of rising real estate prices. Not surprisingly, these reappraisals produced substantial stress among taxpayers and lots of local news headlines:

The questions of whether and how a governing board may discipline its members are not novel. Yet, as of 2025 and 2026, local governing boards across the state are increasingly seeking ways to hold their members accountable for alleged misconduct, in and out of office. A few illustrations follow. The

Across the country, state and local governments have been working for months to get their web content into compliance with an April 24, 2024 Department of Justice (DOJ) rule that revised regulations under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act related to digital accessibility (the “2024 Rule”). The