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North Carolina judge's ruling retains close court election result, but more legal steps are expected
A North Carolina trial judge on Friday upheld decisions by election officials to reject protests by the trailing candidate in a very close state Supreme Court election who wants tens of thousands of contested ballots removed from the race tallies.
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.
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 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 judge upholds state Supreme Court election results
Associate Justice Allison Riggs maintains a 734-vote lead over her Republican rival Jefferson Griffin, a result Griffin hoped to reverse.
Wake County judge dismisses GOP challenge of 65,000 votes in North Carolina 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.
Legal battle continues over North Carolina Supreme Court election
More than three months after Election Day, the race for North Carolina Supreme Court associate justice still isn’t over as a heated legal battle continues in state court.
Racial bias tainted jury selection and death sentence for a Black man in North Carolina, judge says
A North Carolina judge has ruled that racial bias tainted jury selection and sentencing in the trial of a Black inmate who ...
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North Carolina Judge Rules Racial Bias Played a Role in Conviction of Black Man Who Spent 15 Years on Death Row
Judge ruled prosecutors unlawfully dismissed Black jurors in Hasson Bacote's death penalty case and used racist language like ...
Republicans' "baseless attempts" to overturn a loss in North Carolina could drag on for months
The GOP candidate for state Supreme Court refuses to accept that “North Carolinians simply did not choose him" ...
North Carolina judge finds racial bias in landmark death penalty case
The Racial Justice Act allowed people to challenge their death sentences if they could demonstrate race played a role in ...
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NC judge's ruling opens door for death row prisoners to challenge cases due to racial bias
Bacote spent 15 years on death row before former Governor Roy Cooper commuted his sentence to life without parole in December ...
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 ...
Trump-Appointed Judge Temporarily Blocks Efforts to Dismantle USAID
This decision follows a lawsuit filed by the largest U.S. government workers' union and an association of foreign service ...
Charles Perry, charged with his brother's murder at Carolina Sound in North Charleston seeks bond
Charles Gordon Perry IV, 55, charged with his brother David's death in December, sought bond during a Feb. 6 hearing at the ...
Race was ‘a significant factor’ in Johnston County death penalty case, NC judge rules
In a 120-page order, Superior Court Judge Wayland Sermons also ruled that race was “a significant factor” in other death ...