An incumbent Democrat narrowly won re-election to the state’s highest court. But the Republican-controlled court is considering an unusual protest from her challenger that could flip the result.

A federal appeals court has agreed to hear more arguments involving a close election in November for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat. The 4th U.S.

Republican Jefferson Griffin lost by 734 votes, but he has contested the eligibility of 60,000 ballots cast in the election.

The ultimate winner gets an eight-year term on a Supreme Court where five of the seven current justices are registered Republicans.

The North Carolina Supreme Court blocked state officials from certifying the re-election of Democrat Allison Riggs to the court, allowing Republican Jefferson Griffin to challenge the validity of nearly 60,

Three counts show an incumbent Democrat won election to the State Supreme Court. But an unusual protest by the G.O.P. challenger could be headed to that same Republican-controlled court.

Republican North Carolina Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin is trying to convince a federal district court judge that a legal battle over his disputed race belongs in state court.

A federal appeals court will hear the case over whether to throw out 60,000 North Carolina voters' 2024 ballots — a challenge filed by the losing candidate for a state Supreme Court race who says those people should never have been allowed to vote in the first place.

The Democratic National Committee is taking legal action in the battle over a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court.

The federal Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday said it will hear Republican State appeals court Judge Jefferson Griffin’s elections case, where he’s seeking to invalidate more than 60,000 votes in the race for a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court.