While the justices remanded the case to Wake County’s superior court on Wednesday, it’s likely to return.
Jeffrey Billman
Jeffrey Billman is a politics and law reporter for The Assembly. The former editor-in-chief of INDY in Durham, he holds a master's degree in public policy analysis from the University of Central Florida.
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The Docket: Griffin’s Gambit
Here’s what makes the state Supreme Court candidate’s election challenge novel.
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Jefferson Griffin’s Gambit For a State Supreme Court Seat
Last year, a state board and rules commission said overseas voters didn’t need to provide photo ID. Now Griffin wants ballots from heavily Democratic counties tossed.
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What Roy Cooper Leaves Behind
No other North Carolina governor has seen his role so often reduced to trying to thwart his legislative adversaries. But that’s not Cooper’s only legacy.
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Former Hunt Institute Employees Describe a ‘Culture of Fear’
Ex-staffers say its leader has created a toxic environment that imperils the institute’s future—and former Gov. Jim Hunt’s legacy.
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Mark Robinson’s Predictable Implosion
North Carolina’s governor’s race was supposed to be among the closest elections in the country. Here’s how Republicans blew it—and why it might happen again.
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The Thread: Revisiting the Greensboro Massacre, 45 years later
A new book examines the Greensboro Massacre, and Lt. Governor Mark Robinson sues CNN and a former porn shop employee.
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Mark Robinson Sues CNN, Former Porn Shop Employee for Defamation
Experts say Robinson’s case will be tough to prove—and the complaint likely violated state law.
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The Docket: UNC-CH Prof Sues for ‘Retaliation’
Plus, a march to stop the death penalty and a legal battle over drones goes to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Posted inHigher Education
UNC-CH Professor Cut After Recording Controversy Files Suit
Larry Chavis, who taught at the business school since 2006, alleges retaliation for “challenging UNC’s lack of faculty diversity.”