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Students seeking refunds from the University of North Carolina System for COVID shutdowns in spring 2020 submitted their arguments this week to the state’s highest court. In Dieckhaus v. Board of Governors of UNC, the high court could decide whether a state law designed to shield the university from COVID-related lawsuits was constitutional.
The North Carolina Supreme Court has agreed to take up a second case related to refunds requested from the University of North Carolina System for COVID-related shutdowns. Justices could decide whether a 2020 state law designed to shield UNC from lawsuits linked to spring 2020 shutdowns violated students’ state and federal constitutional rights.
He North Carolina Supreme Court has agreed to take up a second case related to refunds requested from the University of North Carolina System for COVID-related shutdowns.
Lawyers for the University of North Carolina System urge the N.C. Supreme Court to reject a petition from students seeking partial refunds for tuition and fees paid during the COVID-19 pandemic. UNC filed paperwork Tuesday with the state’s highest court in the case Dieckhaus v. Board of Governors of UNC.
Students seeking partial refunds for tuition and fees paid to University of North Carolina campuses in spring 2020 hope the N.C. Supreme Court will take their case. The students argue that their universities owe refunds because of COVID-related shutdowns. In a petition filed Tuesday, the students ask the state’s highest court to overrule a unanimous January decision from the N.C. Court of Appeals.