North Carolina Justice Race Raises Federal Election Lawsuit Wave

The election battle between a sitting North Carolina Supreme Court justice and her Republican challenger ran into a panel of federal judges Monday concerned that their ruling could welcome a new wave of election litigation.

Attorneys for Justice Allison Riggs and the state’s ballot board told the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit judges that federal courts have nothing to worry about, and that the bizarre circumstances of this razor-thin election won’t flood federal dockets. In contrast, an attorney for her opponent, Jefferson Griffin, said federal courts could create a wave of filings if they don’t leave the ...