Allison Riggs — Decisions — The Justice Project

North Carolina Supreme Court

Every decision · Allison Riggs

197 participated · 62 wrote · recusals and non-participation shown, never counted as agreement or disagreement.

2026

48 decisions

State v. Dustin J. Martinez

Sneed v. Johnston

State v. Terry Wayne Norris, Jr.

State v. Kevin Leigh Wingate

State v. Allen Jhalil Williams

Majority opinion

Sessoms v. Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., et al.

State v. Kedrick Daquane Thomas

State v. Michael John Moore, Sr.

K.H. v. Dixon, et al.

State v. Codie Bruce Schiene

State v. Charles Leon Garmon

Majority opinion

State v. William David Lingerfelt

State v. Garry Joseph Gupton

State v. Khalil Abdul Farook

Turpin v. Charlotte Latin Schools, Inc., et al.

Wrote concur in part

State v. Dallas Jerome McGirt

Costanzo, et al. v. Currituck County, et al.

Shively v. ACI Learning Holdings, LLC, et al.

State v. Wendy Dawn Lamb Hicks

State ex rel. NC Utilities Commission, et al. v. CIGFUR III, et al.

State v. William Eugene Robinson

Hill v. Ewing, et al.

State v. Tyron Lamont Dobson

State v. Bryan Scott Tadlock

Surgeon, et al. v. TKO Shelby, et al.

State v. Donnie Ray Nunnally

Bradley Home, Caring for Wake Community and the Carolinas, Inc. v. N.C. Department of Health & Human Services

Abortion & Healthcare

State v. Blaine Dale Hague

Majority opinion

State v. Terrel Dawayne Rowdy

Majority opinion

Langley v. Autocraft, Inc., et al.

Workplace Rights

Majority opinion

State v. Julie Ann Mincey

Majority opinion

Relation Insurance, Inc., et al. v. Pilot Risk Management Consulting, LLC, et al.

Workplace Rights

State of NC, ex rel. NC Utilities Commission, et al. v. Carolina Industrial Group for Fair Utility Rates II, et al.

In re: Judge Cole

State v. Iziah Barden

Hoke County Board of Education, et al. v. State of North Carolina, et al.

Wardson Construction, Inc., et al. v. City of Raleigh

In re: N.M.W. and A.N.D.

Talley v. Earth Fare 2020, Inc., et al.

Wrote concur in part

Warren v. Cielo Ventures, Inc.

State v. Quantez Lashay Thomas

Byrd, et al. v. Avco Corporation, et al.

Smith Debnam Narron Drake Saintsing & Myers, LLP v. Muntjan

State v. Damarlo Jamon Perry

Armistead, et al. v. County of Carteret

Majority opinion

2025

77 decisions

State v. George Lee Allison

Howard, et al. v. MAXISIQ, et al.

Haythe v. Haythe

Cottle v. Mankin, et al.

Abortion & Healthcare

Mata v. N.C. Department of Transportation, et al.

State v. Pedro Isaias Calderon

Majority opinion

Wrote concurrence

NC Department of Revenue v. Wireless Center of NC, Inc.

Majority opinion

Gvest Real Estate, LLC v. JS Real Estate Investments, LLC, et al.

Majority opinion

State v. Scott Everett Ford

Majority opinion

Empire Contractors Inc. v. Town of Apex

State v. Mack Vernon Bracey

State v. Quashan Melsun Reel

State v. James Ryan Kelliher

Lassiter v. Robeson County Sheriff's Department, et al.

Workplace Rights

Sanders v. N.C. Department of Transportation

Durham Green Flea Market v. City of Durham

Mitchell v. The University of N.C. Board of Governors

Workplace Rights

State v. Demetria L. Norman

State v. Jonathan Ray Lail

Southland National Insurance Corporation, et al. v. Lindberg, et al.

State v. Charlotte Chemuti

Pinnacle Health Services of N.C. LLC v. N.C. Department of Health & Human Services, et al.

Abortion & Healthcare

Long v. Fowler, et al.

State v. Mario Wilson

Mauck v. Cherry Oil Co., Inc., et al.

Did not participate

NC Department of Environmental Quality v. N.C. Farm Bureau Federation, Inc., et al.

State v. Marty Douglas Rogers

Creech v. Town of Cornelius, et al.

Land v. Whitley, et al.

Abortion & Healthcare

Majority opinion

Schroeder v. The Oak Grove Farm Homeowners Association

N.C. Bar and Tavern Association, et al. v. Stein

Wrote concur in part

Devalle v. N.C. Sheriffs' Education and Training Standards Commission

Workplace Rights

In re: E.H. & R.H.

Town of Apex v. Rubin

Majority opinion

Cutter v. Vojnovic, et al.

Savage v. N.C. Department of Transportation

Workplace Rights

NC Department of Revenue v. Philip Morris USA

Howell, et al. v. Cooper, et al.

State v. Eric Wright

Did not participate

Jackson, et al. v. Home Depot U.S.A., Inc., et al.

Town of Apex v. Rubin

Majority opinion

Moseley v. Hendricks, et al.

Durbin v. Durbin

Majority opinion

White v. N.C. Department of Health & Human Services, et al.

Abortion & Healthcare

State v. Stephon Denard Melton

Jones v. J. Kim Hatcher Insurance Agencies, Inc., et al.

State v. Grant Lee Hunt

In re: Judge Kimble

State v. James Fredrick Bowman

Majority opinion

State v. Eric Ramond Chambers

Wrote concur in part

Hwang v. Cairns, et al.

Abortion & Healthcare

Wrote concurrence

Hanson, et al. v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education

State v. Ronald Wayne Macon, Jr.

Ayers v. Currituck County Department of Social Services

Vanguard Pai Lung, LLC, et al. v. Moody, et al.

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. v. Marilley

State v. Kendrick Keyanti Gregory

Ashe County v. Ashe County Planning Board, et al.

Majority opinion

State v. Kaylore Fenner

State v. Antwaun Sims

Lannan, et al. v. Board of Governors of the University of N.C.

State v. Tristan Noah Borlase

State v. Mark Alan Miller

State v. Bryan Christopher Bell

Happel v. Guilford County Board of Education, et al.

Abortion & Healthcare

McKinney, et al. v. Goins, et al.

Did not participate

John Doe 1K v. Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte

John Doe v. Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte

State v. Francisco Edgar Tirado

Cohane v. The Home Missioners of America, et al.

Workplace Rights

Did not participate

State v. Andre Eugene Lester

James H.Q. Davis Trust, et al. v. JHD Properties, LLC, et al.

2024

68 decisions

Dieckhaus, et al. v. Board of Governors of The University of N.C.

Sturdivant v. N.C. Department of Public Safety

Workplace Rights

North State Deli, LLC, et al. v. The Cincinnati Insurance Company, et al.

Schooldev East, LLC v. Town of Wake Forest

In re: Chastain

Majority opinion

State v. Seaga Edward Gillard

Wrote concur in part

Cato Corporation, et al. v. Zurich American Insurance Company

Zander, et al. v. Orange County, NC, et al.

Did not participate

State v. Jamey Lamont Wilkins

Abortion & Healthcare

Philip Morris USA, Inc. v. N.C. Department of Revenue

Builders Mutual Insurance Company v. Neibel

State v. Jason William King

Gardner, et al. v. Richmond County

State v. Kyle Allen Burris

Singleton, et al. v. N.C. Department of Health & Human Services, et al.

Abortion & Healthcare

Cowperthwait v. Salem Baptist Church, Inc.

Did not participate

State v. Travis Lamont Davenport

Cullen v. Logan Developers, Inc.

State v. Phillip Brandon Daw

Bottoms Towing & Recovery, LLC v. Circle of Seven, LLC

In re: A.J., J.C., J.C.

Did not participate

Arter v. Orange County, et al.

Did not participate

Department of Transportation v. Bloomsbury Estates, LLC, et al.

Majority opinion

Kinsley v. Ace Speedway Racing, Ltd., et al.

Abortion & Healthcare

State v. Angela Benita Phillips

Ha, et al. v. Nationwide General Insurance Company

State v. Robin Applewhite

Wrote concur in part

In re: A.J.L.H., C.A.L.W., M.J.L.H.

Askew, et al. v. City of Kinston

Canteen, et al. v. Charlotte Metro Credit Union

Workplace Rights

State v. Joshua David Reber

MidFirst Bank v. Brown, et al.

N.C. Department of Revenue v. FSC II, LLC

State v. Tevin Demetrius Vann

Wrote concurrence

In re: Southeastern Eye Center

State v. Chad Cameron Copley

Workplace Rights

In re: K.B., A.M.H., M.S.H.

Majority opinion

Hinman v. Cornett

Majority opinion

State v. Eric Pierre Stewart

In re: The McClatchy Co., LLC, et al.

State v. Walter D. Giese

State v. Charles Singleton

State v. Mack Washington

Bouvier, et al. v. Porter, et al.

Elections & Voting

Did not participate

State v. Daniel Raymond Jonas

Majority opinion

Fearrington, et al. v. City of Greenville, et al.

Taylor, et al. v. Bank of America, N.A.

Estate of Graham v. Lambert, et al.

The Society for the Historical Preservation of the Twenty-Sixth N.C. Troops, Inc. v. City of Asheville, et al.

State v. Richard Henry Jordan, Jr.

Washington, et al. v. Cline, et al.

Kluttz-Ellison v. Noah's Playloft Preschool, et al.

Workplace Rights

Upchurch v. Harp Builders, Inc., et al.

Did not participate

Surgeon, et al. v. TKO Shelby, et al.

State v. Kenneth Louis Walker

Slattery v. Appy City, LLC, et al.

NC Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company, Inc. v. Lanier Law Group, P.A., et al.

N.C. Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company, Inc. v. Hebert

Terry v. Public Service Company of N.C., Inc., et al.

Beavers v. McMican

In re: Judge Foster

State v. Glenn Spencer Boyette, Jr.

Bradshaw, et al. v. Maiden, et al.

Halikierra Community Services LLC v. NCDHHS, et al.

Abortion & Healthcare

Majority opinion

2023

17 decisions

State v. Russell William Tucker

Did not participate

State v. Jahzion Wilson

State v. Melvin Ray Woolard, Jr.

N.C. Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co., Inc. v. Herring

Elections & Voting

State v. Darren O'Brien Lancaster

State v. Isaiah Scott Beck

State v. Fernando Alvarez

Morris v. Rodeberg, et al.

Abortion & Healthcare

Wynn v. Frederick, et al.

State v. Larry Fritsche

D.V. Shah Corp. v. Vroombrands, LLC, et al.

Majority opinion

Town of Midland v. Harrell, et al.

Did not participate

State v. Troy Logan Pickens

McKnight, et. al. v. Wakefield Missionary Baptist Church, Inc., et al.

State v. Roger Arthur, Jr.

Batson, et al. v. Coastal Resources Commission, et al.

State v. Joanna Kaye Julius

Did not participate