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.
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, the very body he aims to join.
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 more than 60,000 votes.
Legal challenge over extremely close North Carolina election stays in state court for now
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — 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 return it to state court.
Federal appeals court allows ballot challenges against 60,000 NC voters to proceed 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.
Calls for Jefferson Griffin to concede NC Supreme Court seat race continue
Two recounts have confirmed incumbent Allison Riggs, a Democrat, as the winner of her North Carolina Supreme Court seat over Republican challenger Jefferson Griffin.
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 ...
More calls from North Carolina Democrats for Griffin to concede NC Supreme Court election after recounts confirm Riggs as winner
More calls on Wednesday for Judge Jefferson Griffin to concede the election for a North Carolina State Supreme Court seat.
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 ...
'Our democracy is just a sham': NC lawmakers who served in the military slam GOP-backed efforts to toss ballots
One of the ballots Griffin is seeking to have thrown out was cast by Capt. Rebecca Lobach, the Durham native and U.S. Army ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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Local News Roundup: Immigration concerns; updates to Brooklyn Village project; Riggs-Griffin latest; Stein requests $1B for Helene relief
On the Local News Roundup, possible changes to the Brooklyn Village redevelopment project, the 4th Circuit Court sends the N.C. Supreme Court race back to state court, and Gov. Stein asks for $1 ...
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'Ready to launch': Ex-justice details 'litigation strategy' behind GOP effort to overturn NC election
In North Carolina, Republican Jefferson Griffin and his allies are trying to overturn the results of a state supreme court ...