People who care about democracy breathed a sigh of relief when a federal judge put a stop to this in early May, ordering the state to certify the rightful winner of the election, Justice Riggs.
Yet the very fact that a near-record number of young people participated in the most recent election is proof positive that young people need and deserve investment in their civic education, which translates directly into the overall strength of our democracy.
North Carolina's election chief helped the state vote in large numbers through a pandemic, the aftermath of hurricanes, and endless streams of disinformation.
So Republicans fired her.
While Griffin’s effort to steal last year’s NC Supreme Court election was thwarted, it opened a door to a reality where partisan courts could try to apply new rules to change the results of past elections.
US District Judge Richard Myers, a Trump appointee, rejected Griffin's bid to overturn his election loss in often cutting language. Over his 68-page ruling, Myers tears the heart out of Griffin’s legal case, and eats it a piece at a time.
What does the 80s movie "The Neverending Story" have to do with developments in the Jefferson Griffin case? You got questions, we got answers.
The state court judges will soon decide whether to overrule the will of the voters and hand Griffin an election he lost. Social media posts from 2020 show the judges praising Griffin and feature smiling photos of themselves standing next to him.
In an op-ed, one of the 60,000-plus North Carolinians whose votes Jefferson Griffin wants to throw out to overturn his loss calls on him to concede. “It’s time to honor their decision, concede, and reaffirm the integrity of our elections,” Rebecca Schisler writes.
The North Carolina Court of Appeals will hold oral arguments on Friday in Jefferson Griffin's attempt to throw out more than 65,000 votes so that he can win state supreme court election he lost to Allison Riggs. This week the state's legal community warned Griffin that his lawsuit is damaging the state court system. You can read the full letter here.
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