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 return it 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 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.
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.
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 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.
North Carolina Supreme Court passing for now on ruling if ballots in close race are valid
The North Carolina Supreme Court has dismissed a request by the trailing candidate in an close race for a seat on the court to rule now on whether well over 60,000 ballots should be removed from the tally.
State court will hear Jefferson Griffin's fight to throw out 65,000 votes in NC Supreme Court race
Griffin, who trails Allison Riggs by over 700 votes in the NC Supreme Court race, is seeking to eliminate 65,000 votes.
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, ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...