North Carolina’s Republican Justices Signal Support for Overturning Democratic Judge’s Election
Ian McPherson reads names from a list of over 60,000 people who cast ballots in the November election but whose votes have been challenged by Republican state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin in his extremely close race with Demcorat Allison Riggs on January 14, 2025, in Raleigh, North Carolina. Chris Seward/AP
North Carolina Justices Slow-Roll GOP Judge's Bid to Join Court
The North Carolina Supreme Court rejected a GOP state high court candidate’s demand to expedite his election case against his sitting-Democratic justice rival, potentially empowering a federal court to decide the unprecedented case.
Political war rages over North Carolina court race
A political war has erupted over a state Supreme Court race in North Carolina more than two months after Democrats appeared to narrowly clinch the seat. Justice Allison Riggs, the Democratic incumbent,
The contested race for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat is drawing national attention
The chairman of the Democratic National Committee joined North Carolina's former governor and head of the state's Democratic Party to denounce a Republican candidate's attempts to invalidate more than 60,
North Carolina Supreme Court rejects effort to issue quick ruling on judicial election result
The state's high court ruled that the challenge of the validity of more than 60,000 votes must be heard by the Wake County Superior Court first.
North Carolina top court won't fast-track Republican court candidate's challenge
The North Carolina Supreme Court has dismissed a request by a Republican judge for a seat on its bench, declining to decide at this time whether over 60,000 ballots should be excluded from the final tally in his bid to unseat the leading Democratic candidate,
The North Carolina Supreme Court Is Coming Dangerously Close to Stealing an Election
In this moment of crisis, the courts have become the final guardrail against the forces of authoritarianism that seek to undermine the will of the voters.
‘Stop this attack’: New ad features NC Republican challenging GOP-backed effort to toss ballots
The ad was paid for by a group tied to former North Carolina Republican Gov. Pat McCrory, who’s leading efforts to help ...
Ballots from Helene-damaged areas are among the 65,000 that Republicans want to throw out in North Carolina
The GOP is trying to overturn a closely watched North Carolina Supreme Court election where two recounts show Democratic ...
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Race for North Carolina Supreme Court seat is last uncertified statewide contest in the nation
The N.C. Supreme Court is weighing whether to toss out more than 60,000 ballots cast in the race for a seat on that tribunal.
Trump: Promise of help to western North Carolina, maybe an end to FEMA
Promising to bring congressional fiscal help and hammering away at FEMA, second-term Republican President Donald Trump’s ...
"A troubling trend": Experts say Republicans are continuing to undermine democracy in North Carolina
Riggs won the race by a slim, 734 vote margin in November out of more than 5 million votes cast, which is not unprecedented ...
Trump will visit disaster zones in North Carolina and California on the first trip of second term
The last time Trump was president, he visited numerous disaster zones, including the aftermaths of hurricanes and tornados.
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National Democratic Party boss: GOP's challenge to 60,000 NC voters 'egregious assault' on democracy
Matt Mercer, a spokesman for the North Carolina Republican Party, said Griffin isn't just randomly picking voters to challenge. Instead, he is basing the challenges on public records from the Stat ...
Gov. Lee to join North Carolina governor, President Trump for roundtable on Helene recovery
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Governor Bill Lee is joining President Donald Trump on his trip to Asheville, North Carolina Friday morning ...