Federal appeals court: Riggs-Griffin dispute will stay in state court for now
In the push and pull over whether a Republican judge’s request to throw out more than 60,000 votes in his election contest should be considered in state or federal court, a panel of federal judges said Tuesday that the case will stay in state court for now.
Federal appeals court allows ballot challenges against 60,000 NC voters to procede in state court, for now
Republican judge Jefferson Griffin has won a temporary reprieve in his effort to undo the 2024 election results that showed him losing to Democratic Justice Allison Riggs in a race for the state Supreme Court.
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.
Riggs-Griffin fight moves to federal appeals court Monday, with 65,000 ballots at stake
Democratic incumbent Allison Riggs leads Republican challenger Jefferson Griffin by 734 votes for a seat on the North Carolina Supreme 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.
'Our democracy is just a sham': NC lawmakers who served in the military slam GOP-backed efforts to toss ballots
As a younger man, state Rep. Nasif Majeed flew more than 120 combat missions over North Vietnam as the aircraft commander of ...
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, ...
Federal Ruling Says State Courts Should Decide North Carolina Election Case
Three counts found an incumbent Democrat won a State Supreme Court race. But the Republican candidate is trying to nullify ...
Wake Superior Court is next stop for nation’s last unsettled election
Three justices from the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday ruled the litigation of the nation’s last undecided ...
Veterans in NC legislature slam ‘un-American’ effort to throw out military ballots
One of the military voters who had her vote challenged was Capt. Rebecca Lobach, a Black Hawk helicopter pilot killed last ...
Legal challenge over extremely close North Carolina election stays in state court for now
An appeals court has agreed a federal trial judge acted properly last month in declining to rule on the eligibility of voters ...
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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 ...
Under the Dome: NC lawmakers propose bipartisan bill aimed at lowering health care costs
Rowe said his office is honoring detainer requests as required under House Bill 10, the ICE cooperation law enacted last year ...
"I'm in disbelief that this is actually happening": GOP election denial hits North Carolina voters
A bout three weeks after last November's election, Spring Dawson-McClure received an unassuming postcard from the North ...