On April 22, the Fourth Circuit issued an order in Griffin v North Carolina State Board of Elections, 25-1397, the case over the disputed election of November 2024 for Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. By a vote of 2-1, the majority stayed the process of asking overseas voters from furnishing copies of their photo ID. The order is by Judge Paul V. Niemeyer, a Bush Sr. appointee, and is also signed by Judge Toby J. Heytens, a Biden appointee. Judge A. Marvin Quattlebaum, a Trump appointee, dissented, although he said he is expressing no opinion about the ultimate merits of the case.