A Wake County judge said Thursday that he will make the state give up as much as $768 million.
Superior Court Judge Howard Manning Jr. said that the state should give to schools most of the money collected from civil fines for almost a decade leading up to 2005.
That year, the state Supreme Court ruled that the money wasn't being given to public schools as required by state law and sent the case back to Manning to decide how much should be distributed.
Manning rejected most arguments aimed at limiting the payout.
Under stte law, the money must be used to pay for new technology. (N&O)
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