A split panel of the state Court of Appeals has voted to block a trial court order in Forsyth County favoring video sweepstakes operators. Gov. Roy Cooper and state law enforcement leaders had asked the state’s second-highest court to take that step.
Companies involved in a video sweepstakes dispute with Gov. Roy Cooper and top state law enforcement officials urge the state’s second-highest court to stay out of the fight. Cooper is trying to block a Forsyth County court order favoring the companies.
The N.C Court of Appeals has denied Gov. Roy Cooper’s request to block a trial judge’s ruling temporarily in a Forsyth County video sweepstakes lawsuit. The trial court ruled in favor of two companies targeted for a government shutdown.
Plaintiffs in a Forsyth County video sweepstakes lawsuit reject Gov. Roy Cooper’s motion seeking a temporary stay from the N.C. Court of Appeals. Plaintiffs are asking the state’s second-highest court to let a trial court ruling stand while the legal battle continues.
Gov. Roy Cooper and top state law enforcement officials are urging the N.C. Court of Appeals to block a Forsyth County judge’s June ruling favoring a video sweepstakes operation.
