Melanie Dubis was quoted in The News & Observer, WRAL, EdNC, and other media outlets’ coverage of the North Carolina Supreme Court hearing arguments in the Leandro case. It is a long-running lawsuit that established a constitutional right to a sound basic education for all public school students in North Carolina. Melanie is the lead counsel for the plaintiff school districts.

In her argument before the Supreme Court, Melanie noted that a lower court judge “repeatedly found that the State of North Carolina was continuing to fail to provide the children the opportunity to a sound basic education.”

“Now, the future of the children of North Carolina is in this court’s hands,” Melanie said. 

Both the plaintiff school districts and attorneys for the State of North Carolina urged the court to uphold the state’s comprehensive plan to remedy those ongoing violations.

Click the links below to find coverage of the Supreme Court arguments:

• The News & Observer: N. Carolina justices weigh who has school spending authority
• WRAL: NC Supreme Court weighs $785M education plan in latest Leandro case hearing
• EdNC: At oral arguments, state Supreme Court presses Leandro parties on scope of the case and power of the courts