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.
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, ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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.
North Carolina Supreme Court race fight will remain in state court
CHARLOTTE — The Federal Court of Appeals ruled on Tuesday that the fight over North Carolina’s Supreme Court race will remain ...
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 ...
"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 ...