North Carolina top court blocks Democrat's certification as winner for seat on court
The Republican-dominated North Carolina Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked the state's elections board from certifying the results of an election to fill a seat on the court currently occupied by the leading Democratic candidate,
North Carolina justices block certification of election outcome in race for one of its own seats
The ultimate winner gets an eight-year term on a Supreme Court where five of the seven current justices are registered Republicans.
North Carolina Supreme Court May Decide a Supreme Court Election
Three counts show an incumbent Democrat won election to the State Supreme Court. But an unusual protest by the G.O.P. challenger could be headed to that same Republican-controlled court.
North Carolina Supreme Court Puts Election Certification on Hold Amid Contested Race
The NC Supreme Court put a hold on election result certification for a contested seat following a narrow win by Democrat Riggs over Republican Griffin.
North Carolina Supreme Court blocks certification of slim Democratic justice win
Republican Jefferson Griffin lost by 734 votes, but he has contested the eligibility of 60,000 ballots cast in the election.
North Carolina Supreme Court Blocked Certification of a Justice’s Win. Activists Fear It’s “Dangerous for Democracy.”
The move gives the court time to consider a challenge by Republican Jefferson Griffin, who has cited debunked legal theories in his previous failed attempts to block Justice Allison Riggs’ reelection.
North Carolina: “Attorney went around opposing counsel for order blocking certification of a disputed state Supreme Court election”
WUNC: n attorney representing the Republican candidate in a tight race for the North Carolina Supreme Court went before a Wake County judge this week without notifying opposing counsel to seek an order blocking certification of the election.
North Carolina's GOP-led Supreme Court intervenes to block election victory of Democratic justice
The North Carolina Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked the certification of the state's Supreme Court election as it prepares to consider a challenge from a Republican appeals court judge who is seeking to overturn his loss in the November election.
Attorney went around opposing counsel for order blocking certification of a disputed state Supreme Court election
Attorney Craig Schauer, who represents Republican state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin, went before a Wake County judge earlier this week without opposing counsel present to get an order blocking certification of the election.
North Carolina Dems Denounce ‘Astonishing’ State Supreme Court Move To Block Certification Of Dem Victory
Democrats and voting rights groups are sounding the alarm after the North Carolina Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked the
One Republican justice dissents in case blocking NC Supreme Court election certification
In his dissent, Justice Richard Dietz wrote that permitting such a case “invites incredible mischief” and will “lead to doubts about the finality of vote counts following an election.”
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