Legal challenge over extremely close North Carolina election stays in state court for now
An appeals court agreed Tuesday that a federal trial judge acted properly last month in declining to rule on the eligibility of tens of thousands of voters last fall in an unresolved North Carolina Supreme Court election and returning the matter to state court.
Federal Ruling Says State Courts Should Decide North Carolina Election Case
Three counts found an incumbent Democrat won a State Supreme Court race. But the Republican candidate is trying to nullify more than 60,000 votes.
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals strikes down FTC CARS Rule
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has struck down the FTC’s controversial CARS Rule, saying that the commission violated its own procedural rules
Fourth Circuit allows North Carolina Supreme Court election dispute to stay in state court
In a win for Judge Jefferson Griffin, his challenge to North Carolina Supreme Court seat race will remain in state court, with a federal court retaining jurisdiction of several federal issues, should they remain after state court proceedings are resolved.
Federal judges say disputed North Carolina Supreme Court race belongs in state courts, for now
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that North Carolina's disputed race for a seat on the state Supreme Court must be reviewed in state courts before the matter can go before a federal tribunal.
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Civil attorney elected to become Charleston, Berkeley County circuit court judge
A new circuit court judge will soon take the bench in South Carolina’s Ninth Judicial Circuit following elections at the ...
Federal judges rule on which court should hear NC GOP challenge of 65,000 votes
Tuesday’s decision means Judge Jefferson Griffin’s challenge could eventually be heard by the North Carolina Supreme Court, ...
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Virginia preferential public access taken to full-bench Fourth Circuit
Courthouse News asks the Fourth Circuit for en banc review of a Virginia policy that allows lawyers and officials to see ...
The 5th Circuit’s Ruling Striking Down Youth Handgun Ban Is Utter Madness
Whatever its motivations, the 5th Circuit’s opinion has little to do with the reality of gun violence with which all ...
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Prince William Circuit Court clerk's office ready for 7th Annual Valentine's Day Bash
Jacqueline Smith, the Prince William County Circuit Court clerk, will host her 7th Annual Valentine's Day Bash on Feb. 14 at ...
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Third Circuit Illustrates Federal Court Presumption for Exercising Concurrent Jurisdiction
Arsenis v. M&T Bank is a tale of two cases. The bank brought an action against Ms. Arsenis to foreclosure on a mortgage loan in New Jersey ...
Trump's NLRB Firing Impact Debated in Fifth Circuit SpaceX Case
A National Labor Relations Board lawyer argued that President Donald Trump’s recent removal of a Democratic board member ...
'It's one of the happiest days of my life': Aiken native elected to family court bench
Aiken native Amanda Whittle was elected to the Second Judicial Circuit family court bench by the South Carolina General ...
First Circuit sides with LSU in law professor case
The Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal sided with LSU Tuesday, agreeing that the university does not have to immediately return embattled LSU law professor Ken Levy to the classroom at this time.