The former lieutenant governor conceded that “continuing to pursue retribution from CNN is a futile effort.”
Jeffrey Billman
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Mark Robinson Drops Lawsuit Against CNN, Says He’s Exiting Politics
In December, the combative former lieutenant governor asked a federal judge to rewrite libel laws. On Friday, he conceded that “continuing to pursue retribution from CNN is a futile effort.”
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The Docket: No End in Sight
The state Supreme Court race goes another round in court. Plus, remembering the Gourd Patch Conspiracy.
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Some N.C. Supreme Court Republicans Seem Willing to Overturn Griffin’s Defeat
While the justices remanded the case to Wake County’s superior court on Wednesday, it’s likely to return.
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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.