NC Supreme Court

NC justices block certification of election outcome in Supreme Court race

January 7, 2025 The Associated Press

RALEIGH — North Carolina’s highest court blocked on Tuesday the certification of a November election result for one of its own seats so it can review legal arguments by a trailing candidate who contends over […]

NC Supreme Court sides with restaurants, bars in COVID-19 lawsuit

December 29, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The North Carolina Supreme Court issued a unanimous ruling in a COVID-19 insurance coverage dispute involving 15 bars and restaurants in the state. The court sided with North State Deli and 14 other businesses against Cincinnati Insurance […]

Griffin suffers legal setback in NC Supreme Court race

December 21, 2024 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH — The trailing Republican in a tight North Carolina Supreme Court race suffered legal setbacks Friday as a federal judge refused to halt any upcoming official declaration that his Democratic rival won their November […]

Democrat Supreme Court candidate hit with ethics complaint over ads

October 29, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — An ethics complaint was filed this month over ads run by North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice Allison Riggs. Riggs, appointed to the position by Gov. Roy Cooper, is seeking to retain the […]

NC Board of Elections ordered to remove Kennedy, reprint ballots

September 10, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The North Carolina Supreme Court ordered the North Carolina State Board of Elections to remove Robert G. Kennedy Jr. from the state’s November ballot in an opinion issued on Monday evening. Kennedy is […]

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JACKSON: Liberty’s second chance

June 15, 2024 Neal Jackson

Ever since the coronavirus invaded America, our civil liberties have been eroded. National and state leaders tore up the Constitution and tossed it aside in favor of “best practices” that were made up from pure […]

NC Supreme Court case could affect voter fraud claims

April 1, 2024 The Associated Press

RALEIGH — An attorney representing voters accused of fraud in the 2016 election warned the state’s highest court that their eventual decision could allow political operatives to make voter fraud allegations without consequence — but […]

General Assembly and statewide judicial candidates file for ’24 elections

December 26, 2023 A.P. Dillon and Matt Mercer, North State Journal

RALEIGH — Candidate filing for the 2024 election cycle closed at noon on Friday, Dec. 15, with the majority of General Assembly seats seeing candidates from both sides of the aisle. Democrats this cycle have […]

Leandro appeal takes step closer to NC Supreme Court return

September 28, 2023 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A motion filed by the attorney for state lawmakers in the long-running Leandro education funding case was granted by the N.C. Court of Appeals. The motion, filed by Matthew Tilley on Sept. 18, […]

Cooper courts controversy naming Riggs new justice

September 11, 2023 Matt Mercer

RALEIGH — Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper defied convention once again in naming a Supreme Court Justice, elevating Court of Appeals judge Allison Riggs to the North Carolina Supreme Court. Riggs, whose only professional experience prior […]