North Carolina
Related: About this forumFederal judge orders NC to certify Riggs (D) as winner in Supreme Court election
In a ruling that could put an end to nearly six months of legal battles over North Carolinas contested Supreme Court election, a federal judge on Monday ruled against the Republican candidates effort to overturn his narrow loss
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article305391111.html#storylink=cpy
SheltieLover
(81,725 posts)Lovie777
(23,747 posts)RandySF
(86,306 posts)TomSlick
(13,092 posts)The loser is likely to seek certiorari at SCOTUS. SCOTUS can grant or deny further review.
dweller
(28,703 posts)Has already once ruled against Griffen in this matter , well see
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dweller
(28,703 posts)In a ruling that could put an end to nearly six months of legal battles over North Carolinas contested Supreme Court election, a federal judge on Monday ruled against the Republican candidates effort to overturn his narrow loss.
Chief U.S. District Judge Richard E. Myers, an appointee of President Donald Trump, ruled that Jefferson Griffin, a judge on the state Court of Appeals, cannot change the rules of the game after it had been played.
Myers ordered the state not to throw out any votes and to certify the results of the election as they were at the close of the canvas period, with Democratic incumbent Allison Riggs winning by 734 votes.
However, Myers put his own order on hold for seven days to give Griffin a chance to appeal.
In his 68-page ruling, Myers said Griffin and the North Carolina Republican Partys unprecedented effort to challenge over 65,000 ballots presented an unconstitutional burden on the right to vote.
https://archive.ph/KWqNr
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area51
(12,756 posts)sdfernando
(6,108 posts)bunch of sore winners Ive ever seen.
AllaN01Bear
(29,805 posts)wendyb-NC
(4,732 posts)Glad that weasel lost his convoluted case, to steal her seat.
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