Whether the Due Process Clause protects a state-created property interest in whistleblower protections

QUESTION PRESENTED I. Whether the U.S. Const. amend. XIV, § 1 “Due Process Clause,” affords litigants the right to due process of law and the equal protection of the laws, while protecting litigants against State Courts’ sua sponte destruction at will of state ; created property interest, established by the North Carolina’s “whistleblower” statue pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 126, Article 14, which , grants specific protections and remedies for ‘ Petitioner. reporting improper government 7 activities. _ : I \ ii