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 ...
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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 ...
Dena King, the last federal prosecutor in NC to stay on during Trump admin, resigns
King, a South Mecklenburg High School graduate, replaced her former boss, Andrew Murray, as Western North Carolina’s top ...
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For North Carolina schools, a 31-year wait for court-ordered funding through Leandro
It’s been a year since the state Supreme Court heard the latest round of arguments in the long-running Leandro school funding ...
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's ruling retains close court election result, but more legal steps are expected
RALEIGH, N.C. — 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 ...
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The fight over a North Carolina Supreme Court race foreshadows a bigger crisis
North Carolina Democrats already see the 5 -2 conservative Republican majority on the state Supreme ... If in federal court, the landscape wasn’t necessarily bad. The federal district court ...
North Carolina man pleads guilty after boarding flight to join Islamic State Group, authorities say
A North Carolina man pleaded guilty after authorities say he was arrested last year for boarding a flight abroad in an attempt to join the Islamic State Group.
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Three thoughts on the 4th Circuit’s decision in the North Carolina Supreme Court dispute
Rick H. linked to the unpublished per curiam decision in Griffin v. North Carolina State Board of Elections. Three brief thoughts on it. First, last week I noted that the case potentially implicated a ...
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North Carolina judge’s ruling retains close court election result, but more legal steps are expected
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — 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 ...