Supreme Court candidates navigate partisan campaigning and judicial integrity

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Wednesday, 12/10/2022

They may be the most consequential races in North Carolina this year, yet most people don’t even know who’s running.

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Phony writ from sham court offers bounties for national, state and local lawmakers

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Tuesday, 16/08/2022

More than three dozen Western North Carolina judges, elected officials and municipal employees have been “served” with a bogus judgement from an illegitimate court that offers rewards for their capture if they do not immediately satisfy the terms.

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