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Gov. Roy Cooper and lawyers representing state government’s executive branch are appealing a February court ruling upholding appointments to five of seven state boards Cooper targeted in a lawsuit. State legislative leaders also have appealed the ruling.
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A three-judge panel has denied Gov. Roy Cooper’s request for an injunction blocking recent actions from the state Environmental Management Commission. The panel made that unanimous decision Friday after a nearly three-hour hearing in a lawsuit pitting Cooper against Republican legislative leaders. The decision also dissolved a temporary restraining order against the EMC that had remained in effect for a month.
A lawsuit pitting Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper against Republican legislative leaders over appointments to state boards and commissions is heading back to a three-judge panel. A single judge made that decision Thursday morning after a court hearing in Raleigh.
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.
Lawyers for Gov. Roy Cooper returned to court Thursday afternoon to fight recent changes in appointments to North Carolina’s Environmental Management Commission. A Superior Court judge granted Cooper a temporary restraining order blocking the changes.