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In a ruling that could put an end to nearly six months of legal battles over North Carolinas contested Supreme Court election, a federal judge on Monday ruled against the Republican candidates 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
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malaise
(292,926 posts)North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs would retain her seat on the states highest court under a new federal court order that said efforts to invalidate some absentee ballots are unconstitutional.
U.S. District Judge Richard Myers II on Monday ordered the North Carolina State Board of Elections to certify the Democrats narrow victory in the November election. But he paused the ruling for seven days to allow Republican challenger Jefferson Griffin to appeal.
This case concerns whether the federal Constitution permits a state to alter the rules of an election after the fact and apply those changes retroactively only to a select group of voters, and in so doing treat those voters differently than other similarly situated individuals, Myers wrote. This case is also about whether a state may redefine its class of eligible voters but offer no process to those who may have been misclassified as ineligible.
SheltieLover
(76,920 posts)malaise
(292,926 posts)This shit is over
SheltieLover
(76,920 posts)Fucking ridiculous.
peggysue2
(12,389 posts)Finally! Six months of Republicans attempting to steal a judgeship in broad daylight. Kudos to Alison Riggs for not giving it up.
And the poetic justice?
The ruling was from a Trump appointed judge.
Eat that Donnie Two Dolls!
Really good news