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Lawmakers ask Appeals Court to block elections ruling favoring Stein

North Carolina’s legislative leaders are asking the state’s second-highest court to block a ruling that prevents a planned shift of power over State Board of Elections appointments. Republican lawmakers want State Auditor Dave Boliek to take over elections appointments and oversight.

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Riggs rejects Griffin’s request for NC Appeals Court clarification in election dispute

North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs is asking the state Appeals Court to reject a request from her opponent in the 2024 election for Riggs’ seat on the state’s highest court. The opponent, Jefferson Griffin, asked the Appeals Court last week to issue an order clarifying its plan for resolving the disputed election.

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Parents of expelled Charlotte private school students seek top NC court’s help

Parents of two students kicked out of Charlotte Latin School in 2021 are asking North Carolina’s highest court to permit a lawsuit against the school to move forward. Doug and Nicole Turpin argue that the school breached its contract with the family when it expelled the two Turpin children.

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Three-judge panel named in Stein’s highway patrol commander suit

North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul Newby has named two Republicans and one Democrat to serve on the three-judge panel that will hear one of Gov. Josh Stein’s ongoing lawsuits against top legislative leaders. Stein challenges a piece of a new state law enacted in December that blocks the governor from appointing a new commander of the State Highway Patrol.

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NCGA will challenge court decision blocking law limiting governor’s election oversight

House Speaker Destin Hall, R-Caldwell, and Senate Leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, denounced the 2-1 court ruling that blocks the General Assembly's law from taking effect. Both leaders said they are taking immediate action to challenge the decision.

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