Republican Jefferson Griffin, a judge on the North Carolina Court of Appeals, has petitioned the ... you're not being challenged," said professor Chris Cooper, who teaches political science ...

with attorney Christopher Dodge asking the appellate court to order a North Carolina district court to reinstate federal jurisdiction. Peer courts normally respect these requests, he said, and the ...

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals is being asked by attorneys ... “If we grant all your relief, what do we tell the Supreme Court of North Carolina or what do we order the district court ...

perhaps the court of appeals,” said Bob Phillips, executive director of Common Cause North Carolina. “The legal maneuvers suggest they are willing to do anything to give Griffin a seat on the ...

N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward) This undated photo provided by the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts in December 2024 shows North Carolina Court of Appeals Judge Jefferson Griffin.

Griffin is expected to appeal the court’s decision to the N.C. Court of Appeals. Earlier, protesters stood on ... The State Board of Elections contends that North Carolina law does not include these ...

Hunter Murphy was first elected to the NC Court of Appeals in 2016 after narrowly beating Democrat ... The controversial opinion was ultimately withdrawn. Chris Freeman currently works as a Rockingham ...

On Thursday, the Full Court of the Supreme Court weighed in on the long running dispute between the Board and teaching graduate Dimosthenis Dillon Kourlas. The Board claimed Mr Kourlas was “not ...

Monday’s arguments will center on whether the case should be decided by state or federal courts — a decision which could be crucial in whether the results of the race are ultimately overturned.

A federal appeals court heard arguments Monday in North Carolina’s monthslong battle over the results of November’s state Supreme Court election. Jefferson Griffin, the Republican candidate ...