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Jefferson Griffin’s effort to overturn his election loss threatens judicial integrity, more than 200 NC judges and attorneys say

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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Opinion: N.C. can’t let sore loser candidates undermine our democracy

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. 
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Opinion: How higher ed can champion and support young voters

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. 
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NC’s Republican-controlled elections board fired an award-winning, non-partisan director. Read her forceful goodbye.

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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.
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Six months after he lost, Jefferson Griffin concedes to Allison Riggs

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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.
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Federal judge issues scathing rebuke of Jefferson Griffin’s attempt to steal an election

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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.
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NC election officials limit the voters at risk in Jefferson Griffin case. But courts could intervene again.

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What does the 80s movie "The Neverending Story" have to do with developments in the Jefferson Griffin case? You got questions, we got answers.