Jeff Moore, Carolina Journal deputy editor, discusses the ongoing legal dispute over North Carolina’s recent state Supreme Court election. Moore offered these comments during the Jan. 24, 2025, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “State Lines.”
Carolina Journal’s Jeff Moore discusses NC Supreme Court election controversy
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