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Coastal rules battle between two NC agencies heads to Appeals Court
North Carolina’s second-highest court will hear arguments Thursday in a dispute over 30 government rules targeting coastal North Carolina.
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Judges reject injunction in Cooper v Berger appointments fight
A three-judge panel has denied Gov. Roy Cooper’s request for an injunction blocking recent actions from the state Environmental Management Commission. The panel made that unanimous decision Friday after a nearly three-hour hearing in a lawsuit pitting Cooper against Republican legislative leaders. The decision also dissolved a temporary restraining order against the EMC that had remained in effect for a month.
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Appointments fight between Cooper, lawmakers returns to three-judge panel
A lawsuit pitting Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper against Republican legislative leaders over appointments to state boards and commissions is heading back to a three-judge panel. A single judge made that decision Thursday morning after a court hearing in Raleigh.
Opinion
Cooper’s environmental commission tactics look like ‘power grab’
The governor's legal team worked actively to undermine a three-judge panel's decision about appointments to the Environmental Management Commission.
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Newby steps into appointments fight between Cooper, legislators
State Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul Newby has stepped into the legal battle between Gov. Roy Cooper and Republican legislative leaders over appointments to state boards and commissions. A hearing in the case scheduled for Thursday afternoon has been delayed one week.
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Legislative leaders want to shift appointments fight back to three-judge panel
Top state lawmakers want a court battle with Gov. Roy Cooper over appointments to state boards and commissions returned to a three-judge panel. Legislative lawyers filed a motion Tuesday in Wake County Superior Court asking for the transfer from a single Wake County judge.
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Cooper wins court ruling against environmental appointment changes
Lawyers for Gov. Roy Cooper returned to court Thursday afternoon to fight recent changes in appointments to North Carolina’s Environmental Management Commission. A Superior Court judge granted Cooper a temporary restraining order blocking the EMC's most recent actions.
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Environmental commission drops lawsuit against rules review group
Less than two weeks after going to court, the N.C. Environmental Management Commission has dropped its lawsuit against the state Rules Review Commission. The EMC offered the court no explanation for its decision.
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Environmental commission sues over rules four months after Cooper drops case
More than four months after Gov. Roy Cooper dropped his lawsuit against a group that oversees N.C. government rules, a state commission has filed its own complaint against the same group. The N.C. Environmental Management Commission filed suit Tuesday in Wake County Superior Court against the Rules Review Commission. State legislators appoint all 10 RRC...
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Rules commission to review proposed voting system access restrictions
The N.C. Rules Review Commission will consider Thursday two proposals to restrict access to information about voting systems in North Carolina. RRC staff have recommended that the commission reject both rules from the State Board of Elections.
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Cooper drops two-year-old lawsuit against state Rules Review Commission
Gov. Roy Cooper is dropping his lawsuit challenging legislative control of North Carolina’s Rules Review Commission. Cooper’s lawyers filed a notice of voluntary dismissal on Friday. A three-judge panel had been scheduled to hold a hearing in the case on Nov. 9.
Video
Locke’s Mitch Kokai analyzes dispute over N.C. election observers
Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses the controversy surrounding proposed new rules for N.C. election observers and poll workers. Kokai offered these comments during the Sept. 2, 2022, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “Front Row with Marc Rotterman.”
