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.
State Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls’ First Amendment lawsuit against the North Carolina Judicial Standards Commission is heading to a courtroom next week. A hearing is scheduled for Nov. 2 in Greensboro on Earls’ motion for a preliminary injunction.
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.
State Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls objects to a requested time extension for a formal response to her federal First Amendment lawsuit. Earls’ latest court filing offers details about her ongoing dispute with a state judicial standards group.
North Carolina legislative leaders warned a federal judge this week that opponents of the state’s new abortion law are trying to “circumvent” the US Supreme Court’s recent Dobbs decision. The judge will hold a Sept. 25 hearing in Greensboro to address the issue.
A federal judge has set a Thursday deadline for responses to felon voting advocates’ attempt to speed up their lawsuit. The advocates seek an injunction that could affect felons’ ability to vote in this year’s municipal elections.
The state Republican Party objects to a planned Sept. 5 Wake County court hearing in a lawsuit challenging the party’s recent leadership election. State GOP lawyers urge a judge to delay the hearing on a possible injunction in the case.
The American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina urges a federal court to allow its lawsuit to continue against the state’s new anti-riot law. The state attorney general and local district attorneys have asked the same court to dismiss the suit.
Republican state legislative leaders object to Planned Parenthood’s request for a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit challenging part of North Carolina’s new abortion law. A hearing on the injunction is scheduled Sept. 21 in U.S. District Court in Greensboro.
Planned Parenthood and a Duke Health doctor have renewed their request for a preliminary injunction against portions of North Carolina’s new abortion law. Documents filed Monday in U.S. District Court target two pieces of the law that otherwise took effect July 1.
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.
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