GOP-controlled North Carolina Supreme Court blocks certification of Democrat as winner of close high court race
The North Carolina Supreme Court issued an order Tuesday that blocks state officials from certifying the Democratic candidate as the winner of a razor-thin race for the state’s high court ... where Democratic Justice Allison Riggs holds a 734-lead ...
GOP-led N.C. Supreme Court blocks finalizing election for Democratic justice
Justice Allison Riggs (D) eked out a 734-vote victory over Jefferson Griffin, but the Republican challenged about 60,000 ballots.
North Carolina justices block certification of election outcome in race for one of its own seats
The ultimate winner gets an eight-year term on a Supreme Court where five of the seven current justices are registered Republicans.
NC Supreme Court delays certification of one of seat amid contested race
Republican North Carolina Supreme Court Candidate Jefferson Griffin got a win Tuesday in his fight to challenge some 60,000 votes cast in November. In a 5-1 ruling, North Carolina’s justices said they would hear Griffin’s challenge and delay certification of the race.
NC Supreme Court blocks state from certifying Riggs as the winner in high court election
The State Board of Elections is now temporarily blocked from certifying Allison Riggs as the winner in the Supreme Court election while the court considers her opponent’s challenge of 60,000 ballots.
North Carolina Supreme Court blocks certification of slim Democratic justice win
The North Carolina Supreme Court blocked the North Carolina State Election Board from certifying a race for a seat on the high court as the Republican candidate appeals the final margin. The latest recount shows incumbent Democratic Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs won reelection to her seat over Republican Jefferson Griffin by 734 votes,
US Justice Department accuses six major landlords of scheming to keep rents high
The U.S. Justice Department is suing several large landlords for allegedly coordinating to keep Americans’ rents high.
At Ohio Supreme Court ceremony, Justice Joe Deters slams 'judicial activism'
Ohio Supreme Court Justice Joe Deters was formally sworn in Tuesday as he begins the six-year term he was elected to in ...
N.Y.'s high court weighs constitutionality of state ethics panel
Oral arguments before NY's Court of Appeals Tuesday focused on lower court rulings that found state ethics commission was ...
Jimmy Blacklock named new chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court
Blacklock replaces Nathan Hecht, the longest serving justice on the high court. Gov. Greg Abbott also appointed his general ...
Nevada high courts see leadership changes with Herndon and Bulla appointments
Justice Douglas W. Herndon has officially begun his two-year term as Chief Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court, succeeding ...
Delhi High Court Gets 2 New Judges, Total Strength Rises To 37
Justices Ajay Digpaul and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar have been sworn in as judges of the Delhi High Court. Chief Justice of ...
SC Collegium recommends transfer of Chief Justice of Telangana High Court
Also recommends the transfer of Chief Justice of Bombay High Court Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya to the Delhi High Court ...
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Kerala High Court suspends sentence of four CPI(M) leaders in Periya twin murder
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday stayed the sentences against four Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] leaders ...
Plea Against Justice Shekhar Yadav's Impeachment Motion Rejected
The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court on Tuesday dismissed as "not maintainable" a PIL challenging the impeachment motion ...
SC Collegium recommends Patna High Court Chief Justice for top court
The Collegium said that “while recommending his name” it “has taken into consideration the fact that there is no ...