The election may be over, but Robinson’s lawsuit against CNN is moving forward, now with the network asking for the case to be heard in federal court.

CNN wants to move its North Carolina defamation case to federal court, saying the lawsuit brought against the network by Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson was improperly filed in state court. The network on Thursday filed a notice of removal in U.

Instead of allowing the lawsuit to fade into obscurity after Mark Robinson’s gubernatorial election loss, CNN wants to deal with his defamation claims in federal court.

Despite Election Day being in the past, the defamation case against CNN and a North Carolina resident filed by Republican candidate for governor Mark Robinson is still pending. A hearing had been scheduled for Monday,