Raleigh, Utopia

Raleigh is a city in the State of Utopia.

Behind the Scenes
It is unknown whether or not Raleigh, Utopia has any relationship to Raleigh, North Carolina or if they are intended to refer to the same location. As of 2015, the city of Raleigh was located in the State of North Carolina.

(https://www.ncmocktrial.org/sites/default/files/CCCE%202015%20Burke%20v%20ForensiTech_ABI_9_26_14_0.pdf)

Riff Randall graduated in 1986 from the North Carolina State University College of Engineering, located in Raleigh North Carolina. Later that year, Randall began working for Togar Environmental Solutions located in Raleigh, Utopia. Possible explanations for this discrepancy are as follows:


 * 1) Two cities with a common name Raleigh. While it seems improbable that Riff Randall would move from one city named Raleigh to another City of Raleigh within the same year, it is not factually impossible.
 * 2) The City of Raleigh seceding from the State of North Carolina and successfully petitioning to join the State of Utopia. Because NC State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are still governed by the State of North Carolina, this would mean that most of North Carolina's former capital would be Utopian territory, but a large section of the center of the city would still be controlled by the State of North Carolina. Given the fact that the boundaries of the State of Utopia are currently unknown, it is possible that Raleigh would become a surrounded enclave of the State of Utopia.
 * 3) The State of Utopia maintains a territorial claim to the City of Raleigh without exercising political or jurisdictional control.