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 in November’s Supreme Court election.
Jefferson Griffin to appeal judge's decision on NC Supreme court race
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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 Supreme 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 judge upholds close Supreme Court election result, but more legal steps are expected
In three one-page orders, Superior Court Judge William Pittman affirmed the December rulings of the State Board of Elections. Democratic Associate Justice Allison Riggs maintains a 734-vote lead over Republican rival Jefferson Griffin after more than 5.5 million ballots were cast and two recounts.
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 judge’s decision to allow 60,000 ballots to be counted in the race.
Wake County judge rejects Jefferson Griffin’s lawsuit to toss votes in NC Supreme Court race
A Wake County judge on Friday rejected election protests from Republican state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin in his battle over 60,000 ballots.
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 ...
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North Carolina Supreme Court blocking Democrat from re-claiming seat amid election battle
Republican Judge Jefferson Griffin is appealing his loss to Democratic Justice Allison Riggs in the North Carolina Supreme Court election. The North Carolina Supreme Court has blocked the ...
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.
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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...