A three-judge Superior Court panel has blocked part of a new state law that shifts some government board appointment powers from Gov. Roy Cooper to the Republican-controlled General Assembly or other executive officers. The judges granted a preliminary injunction against changes to appointments to the state Economic Investment Committee, Commission for Public Health, and Board of Transportation. Judges refused to block changes to the Environmental Management Commission and Coastal Resources Commission.
The North Carolina Home Builders Association is asking a court to reject Gov. Roy Cooper’s request for an injunction against new state appointments laws. An injunction could block a new state Residential Code Council scheduled to take effect in 2025.
Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper issued an executive order Tuesday rebranding the Secretary of Environmental Quality’s Environmental Justice and Equity Advisory Board as the Governor’s Environmental Justice Advisory Council.
Gov. Roy Cooper has lodged an objection in Wake County Superior Court in his challenge to new state laws limiting his appointment powers. The court refused to hold a hearing on Cooper’s request for a temporary restraining order. Instead a three-judge panel will hold a Nov. 1 hearing on Cooper's pursuit of a preliminary injunction.
Gov. Roy Cooper has filed another lawsuit in state court against top legislative leaders. His latest complaint targets a bill that creates an even split between Democrats and Republicans on the state elections board.
Superior Court judges from Granville, Johnston, and Richmond counties will convene Nov. 1 in Raleigh for the first hearing in Gov. Roy Cooper’s lawsuit against legislation removing some of his appointment powers. State court records indicate Judges John Dunlow, Paul Holcombe, and Dawn Layton will serve as the three-judge panel overseeing the case, titled Cooper v. Berger.
Bar owners suing the state of North Carolina over COVID-related shutdowns in 2020 oppose Gov. Roy Cooper’s latest action in the case. Cooper is asking the state Supreme Court to take up the dispute.
Gov. Roy Cooper is urging the state Supreme Court to take up a case of bar owners suing the state over government-enforced shutdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic. A split state Court of Appeals panel ruled 2-1 this month that bar owners could move forward with their lawsuit against Cooper and the state.
Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a bill Thursday that restructures the North Carolina State Board of Elections by splitting the appointments between the majority and minority legislative leaders.
Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper announced on Wednesday the formation of the North Carolina Climate Action Corps, which will focus on climate issues across the state.
Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper recently paid a visit to the Mary Washington Howe Pre-K Center in Wilmington to announce an $8 million funding initiative for preschools across North Carolina.
