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RandySF

(74,457 posts)
Mon May 5, 2025, 07:28 PM May 5

Federal 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 Carolina’s contested Supreme Court election, a federal judge on Monday ruled against the Republican candidate’s effort to overturn his narrow loss




https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article305391111.html#storylink=cpy

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Federal judge orders NC to certify Riggs (D) as winner in Supreme Court election (Original Post) RandySF May 5 OP
Good! Long overdue! SheltieLover May 5 #1
Will they take it to the US SC?..... Lovie777 May 5 #2
Of course they will. RandySF May 5 #4
It is certain they will appeal to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. TomSlick May 5 #5
4th Circuit Appeals dweller May 5 #6
From the archive link dweller May 5 #3
Nazis are sore losers. n/t area51 May 5 #7
They are also the biggest sdfernando May 5 #8
""" AllaN01Bear May 5 #9
that's the news that we've needed to hear in November. wendyb-NC May 6 #10

TomSlick

(12,419 posts)
5. It is certain they will appeal to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Mon May 5, 2025, 08:12 PM
May 5

The loser is likely to seek certiorari at SCOTUS. SCOTUS can grant or deny further review.

dweller

(26,599 posts)
6. 4th Circuit Appeals
Mon May 5, 2025, 08:55 PM
May 5

Has already once ruled against Griffen in this matter , we’ll see


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dweller

(26,599 posts)
3. From the archive link
Mon May 5, 2025, 07:36 PM
May 5

In a ruling that could put an end to nearly six months of legal battles over North Carolina’s contested Supreme Court election, a federal judge on Monday ruled against the Republican candidate’s 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 Party’s 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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wendyb-NC

(4,264 posts)
10. that's the news that we've needed to hear in November.
Tue May 6, 2025, 12:37 AM
May 6

Glad that weasel lost his convoluted case, to steal her seat.

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