State Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs will not take part in an upcoming defamation case stemming from the 2016 governor’s election. Riggs revealed Monday that she had recused herself from the case before defendants filed a motion requesting her recusal last week. The case Bouvier v. Porter is scheduled for oral arguments on April 11.
Since the turn of the 20th century, North Carolina voters have picked Republicans for governor just four times: Jim Holshouser in 1972, Jim Martin in 1984 and 1988, and Pat McCrory in 2012. In each case, there was no Democratic incumbent. In each case, the GOP presidential candidate also won North Carolina. A similar scenario...
If current surveys are taken as predictive, the Democratic Party will nominate President Joe Biden for reelection next year, the Republican Party will nominate former President Donald Trump, and whoever wins will begin his term in 2025 as one of the most disliked politicians in American history. How can this be? As I’ve previously argued,...
A Washington, D.C.-based law firm and the Pat McCrory Committee Legal Defense Fund renewed their argument Friday for the state Supreme Court to throw out a defamation lawsuit against them. The defamation claims are tied to election protests filed after the 2016 election.
The North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) voted four to one Sunday to recognize the No Labels Party as an official party in the state.
Four NC voters have urged the state’s highest court to allow them to continue pursuing a defamation case against lawyers who worked for a defense fund backing the candidacy of former Gov. Pat McCrory after the 2016 election. The group targeted for the lawsuit was not connected to McCrory’s official campaign committee.
With my longtime friend Andy Wells, a former state senator, joining the Republican primary field for governor and Supreme Court Justice Mike Morgan publicly considering a run for the Democratic nomination, now seems like an opportune time to answer a frequently voiced question. Why in the world would anyone want to be governor of North...
Defendants associated with former Gov. Pat McCrory’s 2016 re-election campaign urged the N.C. Supreme Court Monday to throw out a defamation lawsuit from McCrory critics. The N.C. Institute for Constitutional Law also called on the Supreme Court to reject the suit.
The N.C. Supreme Court has agreed to take up a defamation case stemming from election protests tied to the 2016 gubernatorial election. The court’s decision arrived almost a year-and-a-half after defendants in the case asked for a high court review.
