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North Carolina GOP to appeal denial of ballot challenges

 


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North Carolina GOP plans to appeal denial of Griffin’s ballot challenges

  • The North Carolina Republican Party asked the state election board to issue a written order about its dismissal of GOP state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin’s 60,000 ballot challenges, so they can appeal the decision in court.


  • After two different recounts, Democratic incumbent Justice Allison Riggs’ victory in the 2024 race was solidified. However, Griffin has not conceded and state Republicans continue to challenge the results.


  • The state GOP argued the board “wrongly decided” to dismiss Jefferson’s election protests, which “highlighted legitimate concerns about irregularities in the November 5 election.”

Senate has to confirm two more Biden judges to surpass Trump’s total

  • As of today, the U.S. Senate has confirmed 233 judges nominated by President Joe Biden. President-elect Donald Trump appointed 234 judges to lifetime appointments during his term, and with a couple of weeks left in the Senate’s session, it looks like Biden will surpass Trump’s total.


  • After the election, the Senate has rushed to confirm as many judges as possible before Trump enters office. Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said that “this may be the busiest committee in the Senate.”

Georgia judge hands loss to former Trump attorney in election subversion case

  • Today, a Fulton County judge denied Kenneth Chesebro's request to invalidate his guilty plea in the Georgia election subversion case. Chesebro pleaded guilty to one felony count of conspiracy to file false documents for his role in a fake electors scheme.

New Defending Democracy podcast episode out now

  • "If we cannot trust the rule of law to be politically agnostic, we're a banana republic." In a new episode of Defending Democracy, Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) joins Marc to share his thoughts on Trump's nominees, potential Jan. 6 pardons, Project 2025 and more.

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