A North Carolina Judge Just Acknowledged an Undeniable Truth: The Death Penalty Is Racist
For a long time, that has been the case with the role of race in America’s death penalty system. It is by now well documented ...
An Update on That GOP North Carolina Judge Who’s Trying to Steal a Seat He Just Lost
Although the 2024 election has long passed, one major race remains to be certified: a heated contest for a seat on the North ...
North Carolina judge's ruling retains close court election result, but more legal steps are expected
A North Carolina trial judge on Friday upheld decisions by election officials to reject protests by the trailing candidate in ...
GOP judge Jefferson Griffin appeals North Carolina court decision that upheld his November loss
Jefferson Griffin, the Republican judge who lost his bid for North Carolina's Supreme Court, is appealing a recent court ...
Black Man’s Compromised Capital Trial Could Lead To North Carolina Death Row Inmates Being Resentenced
Death row inmates in North Carolina may be resentenced after a judge ruled last week that Hasson Bacote's capital trial was ...
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Federal judges say disputed North Carolina Supreme Court race belongs in state courts, for now
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that North Carolina's disputed race for a seat on the ...
Federal Ruling Says State Courts Should Decide North Carolina Election Case
Three counts found an incumbent Democrat won a State Supreme Court race. But the Republican candidate is trying to nullify ...
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Federal appeals court allows ballot challenges against 60,000 NC voters to proceed in state court, for now
A federal appeals court says North Carolina judges should be the first ones to rule on a legal challenge that could ultimately determine who wins an open seat on the state’s Supreme Court.
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North Carolina judge finds death sentences influenced by racial discrimination
SMITHFIELD, N.C. (WNCN) — On Friday, a Johnston County judge found that race played a significant role in the death penalty trial of Hasson Bacote, influencing the makeup of the jury along with ...
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North Carolina Judge Finds Racial Bias in Death Penalty in Landmark Case
RALEIGH, N.C. – In a landmark case, a North Carolina judge ruled today that race played an impermissible role in jury selection for Hasson Bacote, a Black man who challenged his death sentence under ...
NASCAR Fires Shot at Judge's Ruling in Antitrust Suit
NASCAR asks a federal appeals court to reverse a lower court ruling granting 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports Charter ...