Supreme Court Decisions

2026

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• 2026-006 Request for Judicial interpretation of articles VI and VIII of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina’s Constitution

  • Emergency Petition​

• ​2026-001 Rudy T. Locklear vs. Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina Election Board

• 2026-005 R Barton v LTNC Council & Elec Bd

• 2026-002 Tribal Member, Larmari Mitchell of the federally recognized Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina on behalf of Tribal Members v. Tribal Chairman, John Lowery, Speaker, Alex Baker on behalf of the Tribal Council, who signed the NDA, CEO/President, Channing Jones, of the Lumbee Tribe Holdings, Inc. of the federally recognized Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina

• 2026-004 Joann C. Lowery v. Chairman, John L. Lowery Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, A. Alex Baker, Speaker of the Lumbee Tribal Council, Lumbee Tribe Election Board

 

 

2025 

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• 2024-001 Richard C. Jones v. Lumbee Tribal Council

• 2025-002 Blanks v LTC Final Order.pdf

• 2025-003 Bowen v. Doss

• 2025-004 Bowen v. LTNC Election Bd

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2024

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•  2024-006 Rudy T. Locklear v. Dewey McNeill. Speaker of the Lumbee Tribal Council; Pam Hunt, Lumbee Tribal Council Finance Committee Chair; and Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina Tribal Council

• 2024-004 Daniel Cummings v. Bradley Locklear

• 2024-005 Dewey McNeill v. Louise Mitchell, Chairperson, and The Lumbee Tribe Elections Board

• 2024-003 Sheila Beck, Ruth Locklear, Carvicious Barfield, Bill Oxendine and Pearline Revels v. Dewey McNeill, Speaker obo Lumbee Tribal Council (excluding Bill Oxendine)

• 2024-002 Malachi Hammonds v. Lumbee Tribal Council

• Anita Hammonds Blanks v. Lumbee Tribal Council Case No.: 24-02-01 Final Decision

 

2023

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• 2023-08-01 Richard Jones v. Lumbee Tribe Elections Board, and Larry Chavis

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2022

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• 2022-01 Tammy Chavis Jump v. Mable Clark Moses

• 2022-02 Louise Mitchell v. Speaker Ricky Burnett

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2021

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• 2021-003_Kindra Locklear v. Lumbee Tribe Board of Elections FINAL Decision

• 2021-001_R. Oxendine v. LTNC SC_TAC 21.10.01_DENIAL.REBUKE_11082021 1610 FINAL esigned

• 2021-001 David Locklear v. Ron Oxendine 2021-001_FINAL decision of Court_10202021 1725 combined

• • Respondent Evidence/Documents

    Petitioner Evidence/Document

  • Court Documents

  • Intervening Party Documents

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2020

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• Rebecca LaClaire,Case No.: 2020-003PETITIONER,v.ORDERLumbee Tribal Council,RESPONDENT

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2019

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• 2019-002 PETITIONER Annie C. Taylor v. RESPONDENT Lumbee Tribe NC Election Boards

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2018

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• 2018-0010 Kindra Locklear, in her capacity as a Tribal Council Candidate, District 4 of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, PETITIONER, v. Lumbee Tribal Board of Election, RESPONDENT

           -2018-010 Petition Link

• 2018-009 Kindra Locklear, in her capacity as a Tribal Council Candidate, District 4 of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, PETITIONER, v. Lumbee Tribal Board of Elections, RESPONDENT

           -2018-009 Petition Link

• 2018-006 Dewery McNeill, in his capacity as a Tribal Council Candidate, District 9 of the Lumbee Tribe of North Caorlina, PETITIONER, vs. Shelia Beck, in her capacity as a Tribal Council Candidate, Distrcit 9 of the Lumbee Tribe of Norht Caorlina, RESPONDENT

           -2018-006 Petition Link

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2017

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• 2017-009 Anita Blanks vs Chairman Harvey Godwin jr

• 2017-003 Purcell Jones, Jr., PETITIONER v. Sheila Beck Jones, Harvey Godwin, Jr. and Freda Porter, RESPONDENTS

• 2017-002 Sofia Locklear, PETITIONER v. Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina Tribal Enrollment, RESPONDENT

• 2017-001 PURCELL JONES, JR., Representative for Petitioner's Committee for the Recall of Tribal Chairman Harvey Godwin, Jr. PETITIONER v. SHEILA BECK, as Chairperson of the Tribal Elections Board of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, Freda Porter, as Tribal Administrator of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, and HARVEY GODWIN, JR. as Tribal Chairperson of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, RESPONDENT

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2016

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• 2016-006 Larmari L Mitchell, OBO Lumbee Community INvolvement & Engagement Group PETITIONER v. Bill James Brewington, Speaker OBO LTNC Tribal Council, RESPONDENT

• 2016-005 Larmari L. Mitchell, OBO Lumbee Community Involvement & Engagement Group PETITIONER v. Bill James Brewington, Speaker OBO LTNC Tribal Council, RESPONDENT

• 2016-004 Senah Owens, PETITIONER v. Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, RESPONDENT

• 2016-003 PETITIONER Nicole Taylor v RESPONDENT Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina

• 2016-002 Betty Mae Jones, PETITIONER v. Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina Tribal Enrollment, REPONDENT

• 2016-001 Dorothy Hyder, PETITIONER v. Administrative Court of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, RESPONDENT

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2015

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• 2015-009 PETITIONER Elain Collins-McNeil v. RESPONDENT Lumbee Tribal Board of Elections

• 2015-008 Townsend v. Lumbee Tribal Council

• 2015-007 Ricky Barton v. RESPONDENT Lumbee Tribe Supreme Court

• 2015-006 PETITIONER Daniel Oxendine v. RESPONDENT Lumbee Tribe Administrate Court

• 2015-005 PETITIONER Tammy Hunt v. RESPONDENT Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina

• 2015-004 PETITIONER Anita Blanks v. RESPONDENT Lumbee Tribe Supreme Court

• 2015-003 PETITIONER Leroy Freeman v. RESPONDENT Committee for Constitutional Integrity

• ​2015-005, Paul Brooks v. Lumbee Tribal Elections Board

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2014

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• 2014-0005 PETITIONER Welford Clark v. RESPONDENT Lumbee Tribe Elections Board

• 2014-0004 PETITIONER Welford Clark v. RESPONDENT Lumbee Tribe Supreme Court

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2013

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• 2013-0019 PETITIONER Johnny Chavis v. RESPONDENT Carvicous Barfield, Elections Board Chairperson

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2012

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• 2012-0002 PETITIONER Eric Locklear v. RESPONDENT Pearlean Revels

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2009

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• 009-01 Mr. Lawrence T. Locklear v. Mr. Ertle Oxendine​

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2008

 

• 2008-0002 PETITIONER Danita Locklear v. RESPONDENT Lumbee Tribal Election Board

• 2008-001 James Deese v. Lumbee Tribal Election Board

• 2008-0001 PETITIONER Samuel Kerns v. RESPONDENT Lumbee Tribal Elections Board and 2008-0003 PETITIONER Hearl Oxendine v. RESPONDENT Lumbee Tribal Elections Board

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2006

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• 2006-0015 PETITIONER Anthony Blanks v. RESPONDENT Lumbee Tribal Council and 2006-0016 PETITIONER Ray Littleturtle v. RESPONDENT Lumbee Tribal Council

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2005

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• 2005-012 PETITIONER Leon Jacobs vs RESPONDENT Lumbee Tribal Council

• 2005-011 PETITIONER Jimmy Goins v. RESPONDENT Lumbee Tribal Council

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2004

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• 2004-010 PETITIONER Danita Locklear v. RESPONDENT Lumbee Tribal Elections Board

• 2004-008 PETITIONER Larry Townsend v. RESPONDENT Lumbee Tribal Elections Board

• 2004-009 PETITIONER Ricky Burnette v. RESPONDENT Lumbee Tribal Elections Board

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2003

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• 2003-002 PETITIONER Jerry McNeill v. RESPONDENT Lumbee Tribal Council

• 2003-001 PETITIONER John L. Marshall v. RESPONDENT Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina