A North Carolina trial judge has upheld decisions by election officials to reject protests by the trailing candidate in a ...

The Racial Justice Act allowed people to challenge their death sentences if they could demonstrate race played a role in ...

The GOP candidate for state Supreme Court refuses to accept that “North Carolinians simply did not choose him" ...

A North Carolina judge has ruled that racial bias tainted jury selection and sentencing in the trial of a Black inmate who was sentenced to death in 2009.

This decision follows a lawsuit filed by the largest U.S. government workers' union and an association of foreign service ...

Friday’s hearing marked the beginning of a new phase of arguments, after both sides spent months arguing over whether the ...

In a 120-page order, Superior Court Judge Wayland Sermons also ruled that race was “a significant factor” in other death ...

A Wake County Superior Court judge has ruled against Republican candidate Jefferson Griffin, who is trying to invalidate more ...

On Friday, a Johnston County judge found that race played a significant role in the death penalty trial of Hasson Bacote, ...

More than three months after Election Day, the race for North Carolina Supreme Court associate justice still isn’t over as a heated legal battle continues in state court.

A judge is expected to rule in the case of Hasson Bacote. He spent 15 years on death row before former Governor Roy Cooper commuted his sentence to life without parole in December. Bacote's case is ...