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A Conversation with North Carolina Justice Allison Riggs
North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs has served on the North Carolina Supreme Court since 2023. She was appointed by Gov. Roy Cooper (D), who had previously named her to the state’s Court of Appeals in 2022. In her interview, Riggs discusses the drawbacks of partisan judicial elections, the decisions that have meant the most to her, and why she smiles at everyone who argues in her court.
Lyon v. Riverside Methodist Hospital
Ohio Court of Appeals held that a law capping noneconomic damages for medical malpractice claims does not facially violate state constitutional due process or equal protection, but did violate those guarantees as applied to the plaintiff whose award was signficantly reduced for extreme injuries.
Mohebali v. Hayes
North Carolina Court of Appeals held that a law capping jury awards of noneconomic damages for medical malpractice did not violate the state constitutional jury trial right of a plaintiff who sued her physician for negligence for allowing her pregnancy to extend to 44-weeks, resulting in fetal death.
People v. Bankston
California Supreme Court will consider whether the state constitution limits relief available under the state's racial justice act, particularly with respect to death penalty eligibility, if a defendant establishes racial bias was exhibited at trial
In re the Detention of M.E. and R.S.
Washington Supreme Court will consider whethere a trial court exceeded its authority in ordering a local public defense department to assign counsel to numerous people facing involuntary civil commitments, despite those assignments exceeding the department's caseload limits.
Why We Should Care About Diversity on the Bench
New data shows women and people of color are underrepresented on state high courts.
Arnold v. Kotek
Oregon Supreme Court will consider whether a voter-approved ballot measure requiring a permit process to be eligible to purchase a gun and completion of a background check before any transfer, as well as banning large-capacity magazines, violates the state constitutional right to bear arms.
Stephen Spaulding
Stephen Spaulding is the managing director of the Kohlberg Center at the Brennan Center.
Supreme Court and Election Law Still Feel the Fallout 25 Years After Bush v. Gore
The 5–4 decision started a long slide in public approval for the court, accentuated by a widening partisan gap.
Election 2026
The 2026 midterms — the year also marking the 250th anniversary of the United States — include elections for every member of the U.S. House of Representatives, one-third of the U.S....
