Gov. Josh Stein and top legislative leaders hope to split upcoming North Carolina Supreme Court arguments into two parts. One would focus on changes to Stein’s power to fill judicial vacancies. The other would cover appointment shifts to state boards and commissions.
Top Republicans in the North Carolina General Assembly oppose Gov. Josh Stein’s proposal for partial consolidation of two cases pitting the governor against the legislature at the state’s highest court.
US District Judge Terrence Boyle is seeking senior status, a form of semi-retirement that will allow the president to appoint a new federal judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina.
Gov. Josh Stein is asking the North Carolina Supreme Court to extend its deadline for written briefs in two cases pitting the Democratic governor against top Republican legislative leaders.
The North Carolina Supreme Court has agreed to hear two cases that pit Democratic Gov. Josh Stein against the state’s Republican legislative leaders. Both cases involve state laws that removed appointment powers from the governor’s control.
North Carolina’s second-highest court wrestled Tuesday with a constitutional battle over government appointments called Stein v. Hall.
A ruling Wednesday in a courtroom battle over appointments to seven North Carolina state boards and commissions could influence the outcome of another legal fight. This one involves the shift of a state Utilities Commission appointment from the governor to the state treasurer.
State Treasurer Brad Briner challenged Gov. Josh Stein’s legal arguments Tuesday in a court battle over appointments to the North Carolina Utilities Commission. The state Court of Appeals will hear the case on Oct. 15.
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.
State Treasurer Brad Briner and Republican legislative leaders oppose Gov. Josh Stein’s proposal to pause a court dispute involving state judicial and utilities appointments. Documents filed Wednesday urged the North Carolina Court of Appeals to reject Stein’s request.
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