The 2024 race for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat remains the last vote from the election to not be settled. Here's what to know.

Two recounts have confirmed Justice Allison Riggs' narrow victory, but her GOP opponent has refused to concede

In this moment of crisis, the courts have become the final guardrail against the forces of authoritarianism that seek to undermine the will of the voters.

Ian McPherson reads names from a list of over 60,000 people who cast ballots in the November election but whose votes have been challenged by Republican state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin in his extremely close race with Demcorat Allison Riggs on January 14, 2025, in Raleigh, North Carolina. Chris Seward/AP