Nearly two months after Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman won re-election to her job, a federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging her candidacy in the 2022 election. A Republican attorney had sought to have Freeman removed from the election ballot.
As juror selection begins in Brandon Hill’s murder trial, a Wake judge considers an ACLU motion that argues the selection process excludes Black people, women and Catholics from serving.
The N.C. State Board of Elections is asking a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit challenging Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman’s re-election bid. David Blackwelder, a Republican attorney and former Wake County sheriff candidate, filed the suit Aug. 12. Blackwelder argues that Freeman is ineligible for the election because she failed to sign campaign paperwork when she filed for office in December.
After a long, ugly race for district attorney, incumbent Lorrin Freeman has presumptively won a third term, beating challenger Damon Chetson in this year s Democratic primary.
We don’t have to wait on politicians in the state legislature to address important issues it is within the district attorney’s power to make our legal system more just, equitable, and fair for all Wake County residents right now.