U.S. Court of Appeals to hear oral arguments on Jefferson Griffin's election protests
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit heard arguments on Monday afternoon surrounding jurisdictional issues in the ongoing election protest for a seat on the N.C. Supreme Court.
Republican N.C. Court of Appeals Judge Jefferson Griffin is contesting Democratic Incumbent Justice Allison Riggs' narrow victory, and challenging more than 60,000 votes.
The N.C. State Board of Elections had previously appealed the case to Federal Court, but on Jan. 6, a federal judge sent Griffin's case back to the state supreme court after Griffin filed a motion alleging the Federal Court did not have proper jurisdiction over the case.
The federal court’s order cited “due regard for state sovereignty and the independence of states to decide matters of substantial public concern” as the reason for the court to abstain from deciding Griffin's case.
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