Griffin finally conceded. But what the people of NC have endured—and what Republican judges, including those on the state’s highest court, have inflicted upon them—is unforgivable. This wasn’t a normal legal dispute. It was a premeditated, full-scale attack on democracy. 🧵 This was an orchestrated scheme to seize power by any means necessary. Griffin weaponized the law and transformed the courts from halls of justice into strongholds for corruption, where principles were twisted, and the truth was buried under a mountain of legal manipulation.

For the first time in 125 years, elections in NC will no longer be overseen by a governor elected by the people, but by partisan operatives handpicked by a Republican state auditor, thanks to an anonymous, unexplained, two-sentence court order. 🧵 The new Republican-controlled board will now oversee every election in all 100 counties—including a still-disputed Supreme Court race that @AllisonJRiggs won, where GOP judges ordered thousands of ballots be discarded. The timing is not a coincidence. It’s a setup.

As a N.C. native, former N.C. Supreme Court law clerk, & advocate for civic fairness, I am disgusted by the spectacle unfolding in the halls of the state’s highest court. It released this order tonight, , w/ an awful concurrence by Chief Justice Newby. 🧵rb.gy/nqceab As I have warned before, regrettably, a cabal of self-serving Republican jurists seeks to subvert the will of the people through legal chicanery and political gamesmanship. Sadly, these are robed enablers of authoritarianism plotting to override the democratic process.

In State v. Daw, the Republican majority on the NC Supreme Court has fundamentally altered and reshaped habeas corpus, a critical shield against government overreach that empowers prisoners to challenge the legality of their confinement. A 🧵 on the opinion and what it means. Phillip Brandon Daw was sentenced to prison in 2019. During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Mr. Daw filed a habeas corpus petition arguing that the conditions in the prison where he was held put him at risk of serious illness due to his asthma, violating his constitutional rights.

In a 62-page scorcher, J. Reeves methodically incinerates qualified immunity (QI) as having "no basis in law" & being an "extra-constitutional affront." This opinion could finally spell the end for the doctrine. REQUIRED READING for all who yearn for accountability & justice. 🧵 Here, , J. Reeves denies dismissal in a case where a Black man lost nearly 2 years m of his life awaiting trial in an "inhumane" detention center, due to a false murder accusation based solely on the discredited testimony of a drug-impaired informant.s3.documentcloud.org/documents/2467…

🚨🚨🚨 Today, the N.C. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Washington v. Cline. The majority opinion was authored by J. Dietz and the Court’s four other conservatives. J. @Anita_Earls dissented, with J. @AllisonJRiggs joining. This case is very important. See thread and SHARE!!🧵 It raises legal issues about whether dismissing criminal charges fully remedies constitutional harms from a speedy trial violation or if additional civil remedies are sometimes needed to fully redress injuries that criminal processes cannot address alone.

🚨🚨 🗳️ Primary elections are underway in NC! My job does not allow me to endorse a candidate (there are 2) for the NC Supreme Court race. In lieu of an endorsement, I offer this advice: carefully evaluate the candidates based on their records and values. Why does this matter?🧵 The NC Supreme Court is the highest court in the state and acts as the ultimate authority on matters of state law. It plays a critical role in safeguarding our rights, particularly when it comes to important legal questions of public significance and constitutional importance.

🚨🚨🚨Based on today's oral arguments in Leandro in the N.C. Supreme Court, it appears evident that the Court (except for J. @Anita_Earls & J. @AllisonJRiggs) is will overturn Leandro IV. This is devastating for the state’s children and further erodes the court’s integrity. 🧵 Some questions from certain justices seemed like mere fig leafs to conceal their true motives, which is to secure a political victory for the Republican-controlled legislature.

Let me put it plainly for you.