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North Carolina Supreme Court rules on contested bench seat

JURIST

APRIL 13, 2025

The North Carolina Supreme Court issued an order on Friday in the election protest raised by state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin. In a 4-2 decision, the ruling partially upholds and partially reverses an April 4 order entered by the state’s Court of Appeals.

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North Carolina juvenile justice law targets felony offenses amid increased reports of teenage crime

JURIST

DECEMBER 1, 2024

A newly revised North Carolina juvenile justice law will take effect Sunday, aiming to address gaps in handling serious offenses by minors. This represents a significant change from the 2019 Raise the Age law , which allowed most 16- and 17-year-olds to remain under juvenile court jurisdiction regardless of the severity of the charges.

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North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper Gives a Pardon of Innocence to Ronnie Long

EvidenceProf Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Today, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper issued a Pardon of Innocence for Ronnie Long, whose case we covered on the Undisclosed Podcast: So, why is this a big deal? On August 26th, the United States Court of Appeals for the.

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Supreme Court of North Carolina Reverses Court of Appeals, Finds Statute Allowing Judge to Swap in Alternate Juror During Deliberations is Constitutional

EvidenceProf Blog

MAY 27, 2025

Section 15A-1215(a) of the North Carolina Code provides that The judge may permit the seating of one or more alternate jurors. Alternate jurors must be sworn and seated near the jury with equal opportunity to see and hear the proceedings.

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North Carolina court permanently enjoins controversial voter ID law

JURIST

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

A three-judge panel of the Wake County Superior Court in North Carolina permanently enjoined the state’s controversial voter ID law, holding that it discriminates against Black voters. The post North Carolina court permanently enjoins controversial voter ID law appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary.

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US Supreme Court declines North Carolina appeal in undercover investigations case

JURIST

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The US Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from North Carolina on Monday over the constitutionality of a state law allowing employers to sue employees working as undercover investigators. The court stated that the law substantially “burden[ed] newsgathering and publishing activities.”

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North Carolina Supreme Court orders rehearings of redistricting and voter ID case

JURIST

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

The North Carolina Supreme Court Friday granted a petition for rehearing for two settled cases. This decision comes after the election of new justices in 2022, which gave the court a 5-2 Republican majority. It’s time for voter ID to be law, as the people of North Carolina have demanded. Justices Michael R.

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“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”

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FEBRUARY 4, 2025

“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”: Eduardo Medina of The New York Times has this report.

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“North Carolina justices cast state Supreme Court election result into doubt; Democratic Justice Allison Riggs won her November election by 734 votes, but the court put into play enough votes to possibly hand the seat to her Republican challenger”

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APRIL 11, 2025

“North Carolina justices cast state Supreme Court election result into doubt; Democratic Justice Allison Riggs won her November election by 734 votes, but the court put into play enough votes to possibly hand the seat to her Republican challenger”: Patrick Marley of The Washington Post has this report.

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“In North Carolina, Republicans Try to Reverse a Supreme Court Election Loss; An incumbent Democrat narrowly won re-election to the state’s highest court; But the Republican-controlled court is considering an unusual protest from her challenger that could flip the result”

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JANUARY 11, 2025

Robertson of The Associated Press reports that “ More legal briefs sought in unresolved North Carolina Supreme Court election.” ” And Will Doran of WRAL reports that “ Federal appeals court will hear GOP challenge to legitimacy of 60,000 NC voters in contested 2024 Supreme Court race; A Jan.

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US Supreme Court hears oral arguments in arbitration, North Carolina voter ID cases

JURIST

MARCH 22, 2022

The US Supreme Court Monday heard oral arguments in two pending cases, Morgan v. North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP. The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit disagreed and held that, because Morgan was not prejudiced by the delay in arbitration, Sundance did not waive its right to arbitration. In Morgan v.

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US Supreme Court allows North Carolina Republican lawmakers to defend voter ID law

JURIST

JUNE 24, 2022

The US Supreme Court ruled 8-1 Thursday in Berger v. North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP that two Republican state legislators may step in to defend the state’s voter identification law, even though the state’s Democratic attorney general is already doing so.

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US Supreme Court to consider whether North Carolina Republicans may intervene in voter ID case

JURIST

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

The US Supreme Court granted certiorari Wednesday to consider whether North Carolina Republican legislators can intervene in a case to defend the state’s voter ID law. The law, Senate Bill 827 , requires all North Carolina voters to provide identification before voting.

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North Carolina federal judge finds felony disenfranchisement law is unconstitutional

JURIST

APRIL 25, 2024

A federal judge in North Carolina found on Tuesday that the state’s 147-year-old voting law is unconstitutional. The lawsuit arose when civil rights group North Carolina A. The lawsuit arose when civil rights group North Carolina A. Executive Director of the North Carolina A.

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North Carolina Supreme Court holds that it had no authority to strike down redistricting maps last year

JURIST

APRIL 29, 2023

The North Carolina Supreme Court Friday held that the court had no authority to strike down the state’s election redistricting map last year. Hall , the majority of the state’s highest court reasoned that the role of the court does not include political disputes that implicate policy issues.

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“Federal judge orders NC to certify Riggs as winner in Supreme Court election”

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MAY 5, 2025

“Federal judge orders NC to certify Riggs as winner in Supreme Court election”: Kyle Ingram of The News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina has this report. ” Lynn Bonner of NC Newsline reports that “ Federal judge rules for Riggs in Supreme Court voter case.”

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North Carolina man sentenced for threatening House Speaker Pelosi after US Capitol riot

JURIST

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The US District Court for the District of Columbia Tuesday sentenced a North Carolina man to 28 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to a federal felony charge regarding a threat he made against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The man, Cleveland Grover Meredith, Jr., pleaded guilty to interstate communication of threats.

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“GOP challenge of 65K ballots goes before NC Court of Appeals. When could race be decided?”

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MARCH 21, 2025

“GOP challenge of 65K ballots goes before NC Court of Appeals. ” Kyle Ingram of The News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina has this report. ” The Carolina Journal reports that “ Appeals Court panel wrestles with NC Supreme Court election dispute.”

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“Riggs won NC’s Supreme Court battle, but elections will face long-term consequences”

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MAY 11, 2025

“Riggs won NCs Supreme Court battle, but elections will face long-term consequences”: Kyle Ingram of The News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina has this report. And that newspaper has also published an editorial titled “ These six judges brought shame to our state in the NC Supreme Court race.”

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“Federal judge sends Republican challenge of 60,000 ballots back to NC Supreme Court”

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JANUARY 7, 2025

“Federal judge sends Republican challenge of 60,000 ballots back to NC Supreme Court”: Kyle Ingram of The News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina has this report.

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“Maryland Supreme Court finds Child Victims Act of 2023 constitutional”

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FEBRUARY 3, 2025

“Maryland Supreme Court finds Child Victims Act of 2023 constitutional”: Tim Prudente and Dylan Segelbaum of The Baltimore Banner have this report. You can access today’s 4-to-3 ruling of the Supreme Court of Maryland at this link.

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“Federal appeals court considers NC GOP challenge of 65,000 votes in Supreme Court election”

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JANUARY 27, 2025

“Federal appeals court considers NC GOP challenge of 65,000 votes in Supreme Court election”: Kyle Ingram and Avi Bajpai of The News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina has this report. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has posted the audio of today’s oral argument on YouTube at this link.

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“Federal judges block NC Supreme Court election ‘cure’ process — for now”

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APRIL 22, 2025

“Federal judges block NC Supreme Court election cure process — for now”: Kyle Ingram of The News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina has this report. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit at this link. Whats Next? ” You can access today’s order of the U.S.

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“Democrat’s lead doesn’t budge after recount of NC Supreme Court race. But it’s not over.”

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DECEMBER 3, 2024

“Democrat’s lead doesn’t budge after recount of NC Supreme Court race. ” Kyle Ingram of The News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina has this report. But it’s not over.”

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North Carolina rights groups file lawsuit against state redistricting plans

JURIST

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Two prominent voting rights advocacy groups sued Republican state leadership in North Carolina over the state’s redistricting plans. The Republican majority redrew state legislative and congressional districts in October, which Common Cause says was to “severely diminish the voting power of Black voters in North Carolina.”

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“Republican Griffin asks NC Supreme Court to intervene in his challenge of 60,000 ballots”

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DECEMBER 19, 2024

“Republican Griffin asks NC Supreme Court to intervene in his challenge of 60,000 ballots”: Kyle Ingram of The News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina has this report. Adam Edelman of NBC News reports that “ Republican in close N.C.

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“America Needs More Judges Like Judge Myers; He did the right thing in North Carolina’s Supreme Court fight, and he deserves praise”

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MAY 7, 2025

“America Needs More Judges Like Judge Myers; He did the right thing in North Carolinas Supreme Court fight, and he deserves praise”: Law professor Richard L. Hasen has this essay online at The Atlantic.

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North Carolina Publishes the Results of their Court Appearance Project

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MAY 17, 2022

[link] A report on the results of “The Court Appearance Project” in North Carolina was released recently. Relying on their combined expertise and the findings from the data, each county team crafted policy solutions that they believed would deliver a high impact in their courts and communities.3

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“NC Supreme Court race headed to recount with Allison Riggs leading Republican challenger”

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NOVEMBER 19, 2024

“NC Supreme Court race headed to recount with Allison Riggs leading Republican challenger”: Kyle Ingram of The News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina has this report. million once all votes were finished being counted late Monday; Griffin’s team appears to be preparing to call for a recount.”

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“Interview: NC GOP chair defends challenge of 65,000 votes in Supreme Court election.”

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MARCH 20, 2025

“Interview: NC GOP chair defends challenge of 65,000 votes in Supreme Court election.” ” Kyle Ingram of The News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina has this report.

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North Carolina supreme court strikes down gerrymandered district maps

JURIST

DECEMBER 17, 2022

The North Carolina Supreme Court Friday struck down a gerrymandered legislative district map unconstitutional under the North Carolina state constitution. In August 2021, North Carolina’s General Assembly released its proposed redistricting criteria. In Harper v.

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“Jefferson Griffin’s Gambit For a State Supreme Court Seat; Months before Election Day, a state board and a Republican-appointed rules commission said overseas voters didn’t need to provide a photo ID; Now the GOP candidate wants some of their ballots — all from heavily Democratic counties — tossed”

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JANUARY 20, 2025

And Doug Bock Clark of ProPublica reports that “ North Carolina Supreme Court Candidate Wants Military Absentee Votes Tossed. Republican Jefferson Griffin is trying to overturn his election loss by asking the North Carolina Supreme Court to toss 5,500 military and overseas absentee ballots.

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North Carolina trial court upholds legislature’s 2021 redistricting maps

JURIST

JANUARY 13, 2022

The North Carolina Superior Court of Wake County Tuesday rejected claims by voting rights advocates that the 2021 redistricting maps passed by the North Carolina General Assembly were unconstitutional under the North Carolina Constitution.

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Navigating Issues With North Carolina File & Serve Platform: A Paralegal’s Guide (Part 2)

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FEBRUARY 27, 2025

White In North Carolina, while the File & Serve (eFiling) system is widely implemented to streamline the filing process, there are still significant inconsistencies across different counties and courts. By Sarah L.

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Good Job, Jesse Binnall, You Finally Read The North Carolina Pleading Standards

Above The Law

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The post Good Job, Jesse Binnall, You Finally Read The North Carolina Pleading Standards appeared first on Above the Law. And you pro hac-ed in, too!

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US federal judge blocks North Carolina provision restricting same-day voter registration

JURIST

JANUARY 23, 2024

US District Judge Thomas Schroeder issued an opinion on Sunday finding unconstitutional and blocking a new North Carolina provision designed to tighten restrictions on same-day voter registration. ” SB 747 is not North Carolina’s first election legislation to be contested.

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North Carolina appeals court temporarily enjoins order expanding felon voting rights

JURIST

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

The North Carolina Court of Appeals on Friday blocked a lower court order that would restore voting rights to more than 55,000 North Carolinians on parole or probation for a felony. Stein refused, and “legislative leaders fired Stein and hired outside counsel.”

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Court of Appeals of North Carolina Finds Rule 701 Violation But Upholds Convictions

EvidenceProf Blog

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Similar to its federal counterpart, North Carolina Rule of Evidence 701 provides that If the witness is not testifying as an expert, his testimony in the form of opinions or inferences is limited to those opinions or inferences which are.

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North Carolina Supreme Court delays 2022 primary elections over redistricting lawsuits

JURIST

DECEMBER 9, 2021

The North Carolina Supreme Court Wednesday ordered the delay of the state’s March 2022 primary elections so that it can settle two redistricting lawsuits. The North Carolina General Assembly passed three new redistricting maps in November. The second lawsuit sought to overturn all of the new maps.

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“NC Supreme Court ballots lawsuit: Federal court to hear arguments over fate of 60,000 votes; The lawsuit is proceeding in state and federal court at the same time, a rare occurrence that mirrors the rare nature of the attempt to throw out ballots months after the election ended.”

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JANUARY 27, 2025

“NC Supreme Court ballots lawsuit: Federal court to hear arguments over fate of 60,000 votes; The lawsuit is proceeding in state and federal court at the same time, a rare occurrence that mirrors the rare nature of the attempt to throw out ballots months after the election ended.”

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Justices decline to reinstate GOP-backed congressional voting maps in North Carolina, Pennsylvania

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MARCH 7, 2022

Share The Supreme Court on Monday refused to block orders by courts in North Carolina and Pennsylvania that threw out the congressional maps enacted by the states’ Republican legislatures and replaced them with maps drawn by the trial courts. The North Carolina case.

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US Supreme Court approves Pennsylvania and North Carolina election maps

JURIST

MARCH 8, 2022

The US Supreme Court Monday denied petitions in Pennsylvania and North Carolina election map cases, allowing new district maps to go into effect. The move comes after courts in both states rejected maps drawn by the state legislatures. In the North Carolina case, Justice Kavanaugh wrote a concurrence allowing the map.

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“Judge denies GOP candidate’s request to block NC Supreme Court election certification”

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DECEMBER 21, 2024

“Judge denies GOP candidates request to block NC Supreme Court election certification”: Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi of The News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina has this report. The Carolina Journal reports that “ Federal judge denies temporary restraining order in NC Supreme Court ballot dispute.”

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Juul to pay North Carolina $40 Million in teen vaping suit settlement

JURIST

JUNE 30, 2021

North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein announced on Monday that Juul Labs Inc., an electronic cigarette giant, will pay $40 million to North Carolina and make changes to its business practices to settle accusations that the company unlawfully marketed and sold products to young people.

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North Carolina Supreme Court rules on contested bench seat

North Carolina juvenile justice law targets felony offenses amid increased reports of teenage crime

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North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper Gives a Pardon of Innocence to Ronnie Long

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Supreme Court of North Carolina Reverses Court of Appeals, Finds Statute Allowing Judge to Swap in Alternate Juror During Deliberations is Constitutional

North Carolina court permanently enjoins controversial voter ID law

US Supreme Court declines North Carolina appeal in undercover investigations case

North Carolina Supreme Court orders rehearings of redistricting and voter ID case

“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”

“North Carolina justices cast state Supreme Court election result into doubt; Democratic Justice Allison Riggs won her November election by 734 votes, but the court put into play enough votes to possibly hand the seat to her Republican challenger”

“In North Carolina, Republicans Try to Reverse a Supreme Court Election Loss; An incumbent Democrat narrowly won re-election to the state’s highest court; But the Republican-controlled court is considering an unusual protest from her challenger that could flip the result”

US Supreme Court hears oral arguments in arbitration, North Carolina voter ID cases

US Supreme Court allows North Carolina Republican lawmakers to defend voter ID law

US Supreme Court to consider whether North Carolina Republicans may intervene in voter ID case

North Carolina federal judge finds felony disenfranchisement law is unconstitutional

North Carolina Supreme Court holds that it had no authority to strike down redistricting maps last year

“Federal judge orders NC to certify Riggs as winner in Supreme Court election”

North Carolina man sentenced for threatening House Speaker Pelosi after US Capitol riot

“GOP challenge of 65K ballots goes before NC Court of Appeals. When could race be decided?”

“Riggs won NC’s Supreme Court battle, but elections will face long-term consequences”

“Federal judge sends Republican challenge of 60,000 ballots back to NC Supreme Court”

“Maryland Supreme Court finds Child Victims Act of 2023 constitutional”

“Federal appeals court considers NC GOP challenge of 65,000 votes in Supreme Court election”

“Federal judges block NC Supreme Court election ‘cure’ process — for now”

“Democrat’s lead doesn’t budge after recount of NC Supreme Court race. But it’s not over.”

North Carolina rights groups file lawsuit against state redistricting plans

“Republican Griffin asks NC Supreme Court to intervene in his challenge of 60,000 ballots”

“America Needs More Judges Like Judge Myers; He did the right thing in North Carolina’s Supreme Court fight, and he deserves praise”

North Carolina Publishes the Results of their Court Appearance Project

“NC Supreme Court race headed to recount with Allison Riggs leading Republican challenger”

“Interview: NC GOP chair defends challenge of 65,000 votes in Supreme Court election.”

North Carolina supreme court strikes down gerrymandered district maps

North Carolina trial court upholds legislature’s 2021 redistricting maps

Navigating Issues With North Carolina File & Serve Platform: A Paralegal’s Guide (Part 2)

Good Job, Jesse Binnall, You Finally Read The North Carolina Pleading Standards

US federal judge blocks North Carolina provision restricting same-day voter registration

North Carolina appeals court temporarily enjoins order expanding felon voting rights

Court of Appeals of North Carolina Finds Rule 701 Violation But Upholds Convictions

North Carolina Supreme Court delays 2022 primary elections over redistricting lawsuits

“NC Supreme Court ballots lawsuit: Federal court to hear arguments over fate of 60,000 votes; The lawsuit is proceeding in state and federal court at the same time, a rare occurrence that mirrors the rare nature of the attempt to throw out ballots months after the election ended.”

Justices decline to reinstate GOP-backed congressional voting maps in North Carolina, Pennsylvania

US Supreme Court approves Pennsylvania and North Carolina election maps

“Judge denies GOP candidate’s request to block NC Supreme Court election certification”

Juul to pay North Carolina $40 Million in teen vaping suit settlement

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