The legal battle has attracted national attention due in part to the plaintiff's claim that tens of thousands of North Carolina voters shouldn't have been allowed to cast a ballot in November.

North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs is accusing her Republican opponent of undermining democracy

The N.C. Supreme Court is weighing whether to toss out more than 60,000 ballots cast in the race for a seat on that tribunal. That race is the last uncertified statewide contest in the nation.