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Legal challenge over extremely close North Carolina election stays in state court for now
An appeals court agreed Tuesday that a federal trial judge acted properly last month in declining to rule on the eligibility of tens of thousands of voters last fall in an unresolved North Carolina Supreme Court election and returning the matter to state court.
Federal judges say disputed North Carolina Supreme Court race belongs in state courts, for now
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that North Carolina's disputed race for a seat on the state Supreme Court must be reviewed in state courts before the matter can go before a federal tribunal.
North Carolina Supreme Court blocking Democrat from re-claiming seat amid election battle
The 2024 race for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat remains the last vote from the election to not be settled. Here's what to know.
Three thoughts on the 4th Circuit’s decision in the North Carolina Supreme Court dispute
Rick H. linked to the unpublished per curiam decision in Griffin v. North Carolina State Board of Elections. Three brief thoughts on it. First, last week I noted that the case potentially implicated a significant shift in what kinds of
Fourth Circuit allows North Carolina Supreme Court election dispute to stay in state court
In a win for Judge Jefferson Griffin, his challenge to North Carolina Supreme Court seat race will remain in state court, with a federal court retaining jurisdiction of several federal issues, should they remain after state court proceedings are resolved.
North Carolina Supreme Court race fight will remain in state court
The Federal Court of Appeals ruled on Tuesday that the fight over North Carolina’s Supreme Court race will remain in state court.
Jefferson Griffin's NC election fight will stay in state courts, federal appeals court rules
Griffin, who trails Allison Riggs by over 700 votes in the NC Supreme Court race, is seeking to eliminate 65,000 votes.
NC Supreme Court upholds child sexual abuse survivors’ right to sue years later
The decision resolves challenges that said lawsuits were unconstitutional, lawyers representing abuse survivors says.
North Carolina Supreme Court upholds law that allowed 2 more years for child sex abuse suits
North Carolina’s highest court has upheld a law that gave adult victims of child sexual abuse two additional years to seek ...
Lynn Bonner on the ongoing efforts of a NC Supreme Court candidate to have 60,000+ ballots discarded
The big political story in North Carolina right now continues to revolve around the unsettled election for a seat on state ...
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NC Supreme Court gives lawsuit against NHC Schools the green light to move forward
A lawsuit against New Hanover County Schools over a band teacher that sexually assaulted students can now move forward after ...
Federal judges rule on which court should hear NC GOP challenge of 65,000 votes
Tuesday’s decision means Judge Jefferson Griffin’s challenge could eventually be heard by the North Carolina Supreme Court, ...
Spouses of NC Supreme Court justices gave maximum contributions to the GOP judicial candidate
The spouses of two state Republican Supreme Court justices were top donors to GOP Judge Jefferson Griffin in his race to join ...