The governor and state treasurer offered judges contrasting views about a recent court ruling’s impact on the battle over a state Utilities Commission appointment.
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.
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.
State Treasurer Brad Briner is asking North Carolina’s second-highest court to expedite a legal dispute involving an appointment to the state Utilities Commission. Gov. Josh Stein is appealing a lower court ruling that upheld the shift of a commission appointment from the governor to Briner.
Gov. Josh Stein is appealing a court ruling upholding the General Assembly’s decision to take away one of his appointments to the North Carolina Utilities Commission. Stein’s lawyers filed the notice of appeal Wednesday.
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 three-judge panel hears arguments Tuesday in a legal battle pitting Gov. Josh Stein against North Carolina’s legislative leaders over government appointments. The most immediate impact involves a seat on the state Utilities Commission that could shift from the governor to the state treasurer on July 1.
A three-judge panel has allowed State Treasurer Brad Briner to intervene in a legal dispute between Gov. Josh Stein and state legislative leaders. Stein challenges a law that shifts one of his state Utilities Commission appointments to Briner.
