Judges on the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals this week grappled with the merits of a jurisdictional dispute that could bring an end to the now months-long fight over North Carolina's Supreme Court race.
The three-judge panel heard oral argument in North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs' appeal of a federal district court decision to send the election protests from her November opponent, Judge Jefferson Griffin, back to the state's GOP-led Supreme Court for consideration. Riggs leads Griffin in the race by just 734 votes, her victory confirmed by two recounts.
