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A Henderson County commissioner is taking legal action against Gov. Roy Cooper, seeking to end his emergency COVID-19 executive orders. The lawsuit was filed May 28 by attorneys Chuck Kitchen, of Raleigh, and Lydia Boesch, of Pinehurst, on behalf of Freedom Matters NC of Moore County, and Rebecca and Cortney McCall of Henderson County. Rebecca McCall is vice-chair of the Henderson County Board of Commissioners. Cortney McCall is her...

Henderson County Commissioner Rebecca McCall has filed a lawsuit against Gov. Roy Cooper challenging his emergency powers related to the COVID pandemic

Attorneys Chuck Kitchen of Raleigh and Lydia Boesch of Pinehurst filed the lawsuit on behalf of Freedom Matters in Moore County, Commissioner McCall and her daughter-in-law, Cortney Johnson McCall, a schoolteacher and mother of school-age children. McCall has spoken out forcefully against the mask mandate that applies to all public school pupils, saying the requirement was unnecessary and emotionally harmful. The primary cause of action in the plaintiffs’ lawsuit is that a state of emergency in relation to the Covid-19 no longer exists. If a state of emergency no longer exists, Cooper’s a...

Restraints on government power tend to loosen during times of emergency. That’s a key reason to ensure that official “emergencies” last no longer than absolutely necessary. A lawsuit filed this month in Carteret County asks state courts to declare that North Carolina no longer faces an emergency in its response to COVID-19. Such a decision would block Gov. Roy Cooper from exercising extra powers he assumed more than a year ago. Cooper has been making often unilateral decisions since March 2020 about closing and reopening businesses and schools, as well as setting limits on the number of...

NC bar owners file suit against Gov. Cooper over COVID-19 restrictions Share Updated: 5:56 PM EST Dec 29, 2020 Share Updated: 5:56 PM EST Dec 29, 2020 Hide Transcript Show Transcript POWER. NEW AT 4:00, WE’RE HEARING FROM BAR OWNERS WHO ARE SUING GOVERNOR ROY COOPER, AGAIN. THEY SAY THE RESTRICTIONS ON BARS ARE CREATING UNFAIR TREATMENT OF BUSINESSES, AND THEY BELIEVE THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS ARE BEING VIOLATED. GOVERNOR COOPER SAYS HIS ORDERS ARE NECESSARY TO LIMIT VIRUS TRANSMISSION. OUR JUSTIN SHRAIR SPOKE VIRTUALLY WITH SEVERAL BAR OWNERS ABOUT THEIR FRUS...