Supreme Court, North Carolina

North Carolina judge’s ruling retains close court election result, but more legal steps are expected
A North Carolina trial judge has upheld decisions by election officials to reject protests by the trailing candidate in a very close state Supreme Court election.
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 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.
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 civil damages.
North Carolina judge upholds state Supreme Court election results
Associate Justice Allison Riggs maintains a 734-vote lead over her Republican rival Jefferson Griffin, a result Griffin hoped to reverse.
Wake County judge dismisses GOP challenge of 65,000 votes in North Carolina Supreme Court election
A Wake County Superior Court judge on Friday rejected Republican Jefferson Griffin’s attempt to throw out 65,000 ballots cast in November’s Supreme Court election.
Legal battle continues over North Carolina Supreme Court election
More than three months after Election Day, the race for North Carolina Supreme Court associate justice still isn’t over as a heated legal battle continues in state court.
Jefferson Griffin appeals Wake County judge’s decision in NC Supreme Court race
Jefferson Griffin, the Republican candidate in the North Carolina State Supreme Court election, is appealing a Wake County ...
Wake judge dismisses GOP challenge of 65,000 votes in NC Supreme Court election
A Wake County Superior Court judge on Friday rejected Republican Jefferson Griffin’s attempt to throw out 65,000 ballots cast ...
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Key arguments denied in ballots challenge for NC Supreme Court election: Griffin vs Riggs
Allison Riggs maintains a 734-vote lead over Republican rival Jefferson Griffin. The case is likely to reach the state ...
Griffin to appeal court loss in effort to throw out 60,000 NC ballots from 2024 elections
Republican Jefferson Griffin is challenging the ballots in an attempt to reverse the results of the 2024 election for a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court, which he appears to have lost to ...
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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Wake judge rules against Republican in hotly contested Supreme Court race
A Wake County Superior Court judge has ruled against the Republican candidate trying to invalidate more than 65,000 ballots in his race for a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court. But the ...
60,000 ballots challenged: New phase of legal fight begins in effort to toss ballots in NC Supreme Court race
State elections officials were right to reject Jefferson Griffin’s attempts to throw out tens of thousands of North Carolina ...
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NC elections officials were right to reject GOP challenges to 65,000 ballots, Wake judge rules
Griffin attempted to skip that process and take his case straight to the North Carolina Supreme Court, where his fellow Republicans hold a 5-2 majority. At the same time, the elections board ...
NC NAACP’s Deborah Dicks Maxwell on Jefferson Griffin’s effort to overturn the election he lost
Few political controversies in North Carolina loom larger right now than the effort of Republican state Supreme Court ...