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BREAKING: Federal judge says the win for Justice Riggs, a Democrat, is to be certified in the NC Supreme Court election
It’s not over, but Griffin definitely wanted a win here. This was his best bet. If he couldn’t get Myers, his chances are looking vanishingly slim.
— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner.bsky.social) 2025-05-05T23:24:23.221Z
Chris Geidner
@chrisgeidner.bsky.social
BREAKING: Judge Richard Myers rules that the N.C. Supreme Court's handling of the state supreme court election violated the U.S. Constitution.
The win for Justice Riggs, a Democrat, is to be certified.
Today's ruling stayed for 7 days for Judge Griffin, a Republican, to appeal "if he so chooses."
Here's the 68-page opinion from Myers, a Trump appointee: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nced.214953/gov.uscourts.nced.214953.125.0.pdf
Here's the final judgment: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nced.214953/gov.uscourts.nced.214953.126.0.pdf
Next steps if Griffin wants to keep going would be an appeal to the Fourth Circuit, then en banc there, or to the U.S. Supreme Court.
It’s not over, but Griffin definitely wanted a win here. This was his best bet. If he couldn’t get Myers, his chances are looking
@chrisgeidner.bsky.social
BREAKING: Judge Richard Myers rules that the N.C. Supreme Court's handling of the state supreme court election violated the U.S. Constitution.
The win for Justice Riggs, a Democrat, is to be certified.
Today's ruling stayed for 7 days for Judge Griffin, a Republican, to appeal "if he so chooses."
Here's the 68-page opinion from Myers, a Trump appointee: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nced.214953/gov.uscourts.nced.214953.125.0.pdf
Here's the final judgment: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nced.214953/gov.uscourts.nced.214953.126.0.pdf
Next steps if Griffin wants to keep going would be an appeal to the Fourth Circuit, then en banc there, or to the U.S. Supreme Court.
It’s not over, but Griffin definitely wanted a win here. This was his best bet. If he couldn’t get Myers, his chances are looking
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