Allison Riggs
United StatespoliticianFemale5.0Global Dominance: 0.02%Allison Riggs is an Associate Justice on the North Carolina Supreme Court, recognized for her liberal stance, who dissented in the recent ruling related to the COVID-19 vaccination case, arguing that state constitutional claims should be protected from federal immunity laws.
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A fight over the outcome of a previous state Supreme Court race between Democratic incumbent Justice Allison Riggs and North Carolina Court of Appeals Judge Jefferson Griffin.
How the Republican push to change voting rules in a key state could hurt Democrats in the midtermsUnited States· 2026-09-17
State Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs ruled against Judge Jefferson Griffin's arguments.
Trump administration sues North Carolina election officials over thousands of voter registrationsUnited States· 2025-05-28
Democratic Associate Justice Allison Riggs speaks to protesters at a rally in Raleigh, N.C.
Judge orders North Carolina to certify country's final contested 2024 electionUnited States· 2025-05-06
Justice Allison Riggs is the Democratic incumbent who won the State Supreme Court race.
Judge Orders Elections Board to Certify Democrat’s Victory in Contested N.C. RaceUnited States· 2025-05-06
Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs is the Democratic incumbent in the contested election.
He was born in North Carolina. Republicans say he’s a ‘never resident’ and want to throw out his voteUnited States· 2025-04-29
Allison Riggs, a Democrat, currently sits on the North Carolina court and defeated Jefferson Griffin in the state supreme court election.
North Carolina judges back Republican colleague in bid to toss votes and overturn election | North Carolina
United Kingdom· 2025-04-04
Allison Riggs is a Democratic Associate Justice who held a 734-vote lead over Republican Jefferson Griffin in the state Supreme Court election.
North Carolina judges side with Republican colleague in close Supreme Court raceUnited States· 2025-04-04Associate Justice Allison Riggs wrote a dissenting opinion criticizing the court's majority interpretation of the constitution.
North Carolina family can sue over COVID-19 vaccine administered without consent, court rulesUnited States· 2025-03-24
