Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s lawyers filed paperwork at 10:22 p.m. Thursday asking the North Carolina Court of Appeals to step into a legal dispute over Kennedy’s name appearing on the state’s election ballot. Friday marks the day election officials are scheduled to start mailing absentee ballots to voters.
The governor's legal team worked actively to undermine a three-judge panel's decision about appointments to the Environmental Management Commission.
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.
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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