The Republican challenger has embarked on an extraordinary effort to reverse his election loss that critics say is testing the boundaries of post-election litigation.

The general election race between two hopefuls for the Supreme Court of North Carolina remains uncertified after nearly six months. CBS News election law expert and political contributor David Becker joins "America Decides" to take a look at where the legal battle stands.

North Carolina’s Supreme Court has ruled that tens of thousands of cast ballots challenged by the trailing candidate in November’s election for a seat on the court must remain in the election count.

Kyle Ingram has the details on the 2-1 ruling from Wake County Superior Court that came down Wednesday, blocking a GOP-led bill that would have transferred control over the election boards to the state auditor. The court said in its opinion that the bill violated the state constitution.

A panel of judges blocked a last-ditch effort by Republicans to take over the panel that oversees elections in the state.

In a 2-1 decision, the Superior Court ruled the Republican-led General Assembly's recent changes to election board appointments violate the state constitution.