NC Supreme Court /tags/nc-supreme-court NC Supreme Court en-US Copyright Fri, 28 Mar 2025 19:15:27 GMT North Carolina judge challenging outcome of race wore Confederate uniform in college photo /politics/2025-03-28/north-carolina-judge-jefferson-griffin-confederate-uniform-college A judge challenging the outcome of his North Carolina Supreme Court race was photographed wearing Confederate military garb and posing before a Confederate battle flag when he was a member of a college fraternity that glorified the pre-Civil War South. Fri, 28 Mar 2025 19:15:27 GMT /politics/2025-03-28/north-carolina-judge-jefferson-griffin-confederate-uniform-college Associated Press Griffin's bid to turn election around now before appeals court panel /politics/2025-03-21/griffin-election-appeals-court Attorneys for Republican state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin appeared before a North Carolina Court of Appeals panel on Friday arguing to invalidate more than 65,000 ballots in Griffin's race against Democratic incumbent Justice Allison Riggs. Fri, 21 Mar 2025 18:07:19 GMT /politics/2025-03-21/griffin-election-appeals-court Rusty Jacobs Why are North Carolina's judicial races partisan? Disputed high court race raises questions /politics/2025-03-17/why-north-carolina-judicial-races-partisan-high-court-questions A Democratic lawmaker wants judicial elections in North Carolina determined by nonpartisan contests. Mon, 17 Mar 2025 16:46:28 GMT /politics/2025-03-17/why-north-carolina-judicial-races-partisan-high-court-questions Rusty Jacobs Recusal issue looms over disputed state Supreme Court race /politics/2025-03-14/recusal-griffin-nc-supreme-court-race An appeals court judge who could hear Jefferson Griffin's protest over thousands of ballots in his bid for a seat on the state Supreme Court contributed to the GOP candidate's legal expense fund. Fri, 14 Mar 2025 19:23:09 GMT /politics/2025-03-14/recusal-griffin-nc-supreme-court-race Rusty Jacobs The people whose ballots have been challenged in the NC State Supreme Court race, and the national implications /show/due-south/2025-02-18/the-people-whose-ballots-have-been-challenged-in-the-nc-state-supreme-court-race-and-the-national-implications Some 60,000 North Carolinians’ ballots are being challenged by the Republican candidate for a state Supreme Court Justice seat. Due South learns who those voters are, and how they feel about their ballots being challenged. Tue, 18 Feb 2025 18:21:29 GMT /show/due-south/2025-02-18/the-people-whose-ballots-have-been-challenged-in-the-nc-state-supreme-court-race-and-the-national-implications Leoneda Inge, Rusty Jacobs, Cole del Charco Board analysis shows Griffin's ballot challenges are based on inaccurate assumptions /politics/2025-02-16/board-analysis-jeffersongriffin-ballot-challenges-inaccurate-assumptions Republican state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin, who trails in his race against Democratic incumbent Allison Riggs by 734 votes, wants more than 60,000 ballots invalidated because of alleged incomplete voter registrations Sun, 16 Feb 2025 14:00:00 GMT /politics/2025-02-16/board-analysis-jeffersongriffin-ballot-challenges-inaccurate-assumptions Rusty Jacobs Military veterans in the state legislature demand Griffin concede /news/2025-02-05/military-veterans-state-legislature-griffin-concede Democratic state lawmakers who served in the military demanded that Republican state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin abandon his attempt to invalidate thousands of ballots, including ones cast by military and overseas voters. Wed, 05 Feb 2025 21:50:08 GMT /news/2025-02-05/military-veterans-state-legislature-griffin-concede Rusty Jacobs Federal judges say disputed North Carolina Supreme Court race belongs in state courts, for now /politics/2025-02-04/federal-judges-north-carolina-supreme-court-riggs-griffin 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 state Supreme Court must be reviewed in state courts before the matter can go before a federal tribunal. Tue, 04 Feb 2025 23:28:54 GMT /politics/2025-02-04/federal-judges-north-carolina-supreme-court-riggs-griffin Rusty Jacobs Fellow GOP judge is a top donor in Jefferson Griffin's legal fight /politics/2025-01-30/gop-judge-donor-jefferson-griffin-nc-supreme-court Contributors to Jefferson Griffin's legal expense fund include a judge on the North Carolina Court of Appeals, which could end up handling Griffin's lawsuit to invalidate more than 65,000 ballots in his state Supreme Court race. Thu, 30 Jan 2025 14:59:02 GMT /politics/2025-01-30/gop-judge-donor-jefferson-griffin-nc-supreme-court Rusty Jacobs Federal appeals court weighing civil rights against state sovereignty in state judicial race /politics/2025-01-27/federal-appeals-court-allison-riggs-jefferson-griffin-supreme-court The U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in the uncertified race for a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court Tue, 28 Jan 2025 01:27:58 GMT /politics/2025-01-27/federal-appeals-court-allison-riggs-jefferson-griffin-supreme-court Rusty Jacobs