The trailing Republican in a tight North Carolina Supreme Court race suffered legal setbacks Friday as a federal judge refused to halt any upcoming official declaration that his Democratic rival won their November election.

A trailing candidate in a very close election last month for the North Carolina Supreme Court has asked that court to get involved legally in his race.

The Republican candidate narrowly trailing in the North Carolina Supreme Court race has asked that same court to throw out 60,000 ballots from last month's election.

The Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to wade into a years-old legal battle over South Carolina’s failed bid to cut Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood.

Although Planned Parenthood is barred from receiving public funds for performing abortions, conservative states have argued the health care provider should be cut off from any government funds.Start the day smarter.

South Carolina will once again be front and center before the US Supreme Court. Justices for the nation’s highest court agreed Wednesday to take up a case challenging the state’s efforts to defund Planned Parenthood for non-abortion services.