Appeals court panel to hear North Carolina Supreme Court challenge
Friday, March 14 Want to know the easiest way to support Democracy Docket? Take a few seconds to forward this email to a friend so that they can stay informed on the fight for our democracy in the courts. Appeals court panel to hear North Carolina Supreme Court challenge It’s been more than four months since voters cast their ballots in the highly contentious North Carolina state Supreme Court race. The election has yet to be certified, because Republican candidate Jefferson Griffin is suing to overturn the results, insisting that more than 60,000 votes be thrown out as illegitimate. In the latest update , a 2-1 GOP-majority panel in the North Carolina Court of Appeals will hear Griffin’s case March 21. This comes almost a month after the North Carolina Supreme Court — the very court Griffin is seeking a seat on — denied his petition to bypass the appeals court and have the state’s highest court rule on the matter. Trump resisting order to reinstate thous...