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Gov. Roy Cooper has appointed Court of Appeals Judge Allison Riggs to fill a vacancy on the state Supreme Court, where she'll be the youngest woman to serve as a justice.

The N.C. Court of Appeals has rejected a lawsuit against the town of Louisburg's decision to move its Confederate monument.

That fills a vacancy next month when Judge Richard Dietz moves to the state Supreme Court. On Thursday, Cooper announced his pick of Allison Riggs, the co-leader of the Southern Coalition for Social Justice in Durham.

North Carolina has six statewide judicial races on the ballot this year, including two seats on the state Supreme Court.

The ruling stems from a March 28 order by trial judges that struck down a nearly 50-year-old state law that prevents someone convicted of a felony from having voting rights restored while they are still on probation, parole or post-release supervision.

A North Carolina appeals court on Friday blocked an order that had allowed tens of thousands of felony offenders who aren't serving prison or jail time to immediately register to vote and cast ballots.

A North Carolina appeals court says officials acted properly when they fired a North Carolina probation and parole officer who had been accused of campaigning for Charlotte City Council while on community service leave.

Lawmakers recently passed a bill reducing the size of the North Carolina Court of Appeals. Republicans said the court's caseload is down, but Democrats…

The General Assembly has completed the override of the governor's veto of a measure reducing the state Court of Appeals from 15 judges to 12.The Senate…

The Republican-led General Assembly passed House Bill 239 Tuesday, a measure to reduce the size of the North Carolina Court of Appeals from 15 to 12…