North Carolina Supreme Court Blocked Certification of a Justice's Win. Activists Fear It's "Dangerous for Democracy."

Thursday, January 09, 2025

The Republican-controlled Supreme Court of North Carolina threw the election of one of its members into disarray on Tuesday as it temporarily blocked the certification of the Democrat incumbent's narrow victory.

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the GOP is the 'spoiled kid' on the block...
just gets mad and cheats by changing the rules
when he doesn't get his way.

pathetic.

#1 | Posted by earthmuse at 2025-01-10 06:37 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

There are seven ABA-accredited law schools in the Tarheel State. Their actions indicate the state supreme court justices got their schooling at Trump U., home of the Fighting Defendants...

#2 | Posted by catdog at 2025-01-10 04:41 PM | Reply

the GOP is the 'spoiled kid' on the block...
just gets mad and cheats by changing the rules
when he doesn't get his way.

pathetic.

#1 | Posted by earthmuse

While constantly claiming the other side does it so that when they actually do it, they claim it's justified.

#3 | Posted by jpw at 2025-01-10 08:52 PM | Reply

From the cited article ...

... Riggs won reelection by 734 votes -- a minuscule margin of victory that was confirmed by two recounts. She will remain on the court while the election results are being contested, though she has recused herself from this matter. ...

Recused?

What a concept.

Now do Justice Alito and Justice Thomas.

#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-01-10 09:04 PM | Reply

This is fascism.

#5 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-01-11 04:10 AM | Reply

This is fascism.

#5 | Posted by ClownShack

In other words, this is the Republicans.

#6 | Posted by jpw at 2025-01-11 10:31 AM | Reply