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 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 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.
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.
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.
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Documenting the damage of Judge Jefferson Griffin’s Supreme Court election challenge
As members of the Student Voting Rights Lab at Duke and North Carolina Central Universities, we have found abundant and incontrovertible evidence that youth voters in North Carolina – citizens between the ages of 18 and 25 – are disproportionately represented in Judge Jefferson Griffin’s challenge of the results in the 2024 North Carolina Supreme
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.
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.
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Judge Jefferson Griffin wants to change NC election rules after votes were counted
North Carolinians made their choices at the ballot box more than two months ago. The votes were tallied by our state’s dedicated election workers (three times over) and nearly all the candidates accepted the results,
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.
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Military veterans in the state legislature demand Griffin concede
Democratic state lawmakers who served in the military demanded that Republican state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson ...
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North Carolina Supreme Court Candidate Wants Military Absentee Votes Tossed. Years Earlier, That’s How He Voted.
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Legal challenge over extremely close North Carolina election stays in state court for now
An appeals court has agreed that a federal trial judge acted properly last month in declining to rule on the eligibility of ...