Gov. Josh Stein is asking North Carolina’s highest court to reverse a lower court’s decision about his power to fill statewide judicial vacancies.
The state Appeals Court has ruled in favor of Republican legislative leaders and against Democratic Gov. Josh Stein in a dispute over judicial and utilities appointments.
North Carolina’s second-highest court wrestled Tuesday with a constitutional battle over government appointments called Stein v. Hall.
A bipartisan three-judge North Carolina Court of Appeals panel will hear oral arguments on Oct. 15 in a dispute between the governor and legislative leaders over judicial and utilities appointments.
The North Carolina Court of Appeals has rejected Gov. Josh Stein’s request to delay a case dealing with appointments to vacant statewide judicial seats and the state Utilities Commission. The dispute pits the Democrat Stein against Republican State Treasurer Brad Briner and GOP legislative leaders.
A courtroom battle between Gov. Josh Stein and state legislative leaders could depend on words that do not appear in North Carolina's governing document.
North Carolina’s top legislative leaders are appealing a three-judge panel’s ruling allowing Gov. Josh Stein to fill statewide judicial vacancies without new restrictions.
A three-judge panel delivered a split decision Tuesday afternoon in a lawsuit pitting the governor against state legislative leaders over government appointments. The decision could clear the way for the state treasurer's Utilities Commission appointment to take effect on July 1.
A three-judge panel could decide as early as Tuesday afternoon whether the governor or General Assembly will prevail in a legal battle over multiple types of government appointment. The bipartisan panel heard two hours of arguments in the dispute in the morning.
A constitutional amendment proposal is under consideration in the North Carolina General Assembly that could modify the way vacant Council of State positions are filled by giving political parties the power to nominate replacements.
Debate got testy Friday, April 27, as the Joint Select Committee on Judicial Reform and Redistricting discussed two House-passed bills awaiting action in the Senate. Republicans say having the General Assembly rather than the governor fill some judicial vacancies would make the process more transparent and accountable. Democrats say such a shift would be a...
