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 in an unresolved North Carolina Supreme Court election.
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, ...
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NC civil rights activist, social justice fighter Dr. Lavonia Allison dies at 94: 'Left peacefully'
DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- Dr. E. Lavonia Ingram Allison was a champion of equity. "She didn't mind speaking sort of truth to power," said North Carolina Central University archivist Andre Vann.
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NC Supreme Court orders elections board not to certify Riggs-Griffin court race
The North Carolina Supreme Court has blocked state elections officials from certifying Democratic Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs' apparent victory in the 2024 elections, ruling Tuesday that ...
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Durham community mourns the loss of civil rights icon Dr. E. Lavonia Allison
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper shared a tribute to Allison on X (formerly Twitter): "North Carolina and Durham lost a trailblazer. Dr. Lavonia Allison was a steadfast advocate for her ...
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NC Supreme Court blocks state from certifying Riggs as the winner in high court election
The North Carolina Supreme Court issued an order on Tuesday blocking the state from certifying a winner in the race for a seat on the high court. Republican Jefferson Griffin trails his opponent ...
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Federal judge punts disputed judicial race back to North Carolina's conservative state Supreme Court
Incumbent Justice Allison Riggs, right ... The vote count notwithstanding, Griffin, a judge on the North Carolina Court of Appeals, has fought to throw out more than 60,000 ballots for alleged ...
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More legal briefs sought in unresolved NC Supreme Court election between Griffin, Riggs
RALEIGH, N.C. -- A federal appeals court Friday said it would hear more arguments involving an extremely close election in November for a North Carolina ... Justice Allison Riggs and Republican ...
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North Carolina Supreme Court Blocked Certification of a Justice’s Win. Activists Fear It’s “Dangerous for Democracy.”
The Republican-controlled Supreme Court of North Carolina threw the election of ... in his previous failed attempts to block Justice Allison Riggs’ reelection. Griffin has sought for his claims ...
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North Carolina Supreme Court blocks state from certifying Democrat as winner in top court race
The North Carolina Supreme Court voted to block the certification of Democratic Justice Allison Riggs as the winner of her state Supreme Court race while her GOP opponent challenges the legitimacy ...
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"This is a scheme to throw out legal votes": North Carolina's GOP accused of subverting democracy
North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs, a Democrat, led Griffin in the 2024 race by just 734 votes; two recounts at the end of last year confirmed her victory. The North Carolina Board ...