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A three-judge Superior Court panel granted part of Gov. Roy Cooper's request for an injunction against a new state law shifting government appointment powers.
Published: Monday, March 4th, 2024 @ 2:24 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina Home Builders Association is asking Superior Court judges to reject Gov. Roy Cooper's request for an injunction against new laws dealing with appointments to government boards.
Published: Friday, March 1st, 2024 @ 7:25 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A three-judge panel has rejected Gov. Roy Cooper's proposed injunction against recent action from the state Environmental Management Commission.
Published: Friday, February 23rd, 2024 @ 1:34 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Superior Court judges from Granville, Johnston, and Richmond counties will oversee Gov. Roy Cooper's lawsuit challenging a law that takes away some of his appointment powers.
Published: Friday, February 16th, 2024 @ 12:18 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A three-judge Superior Court panel appointed by state Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul Newby will consider Gov. Roy Cooper's latest lawsuit against state legislative leaders.
Published: Friday, February 9th, 2024 @ 11:21 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina Court of Appeals Judge Allison Riggs was appointed Monday to the state’s Supreme Court by Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper to fill the seat vacated by N.C. Supreme Court Justice Michael Morgan.
Published: Saturday, December 16th, 2023 @ 9:31 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Unaffiliated voters challenging the partisan makeup of the N.C. State Board of Elections are challenging Gov. Roy Cooper's latest court filing in the case.
Published: Monday, July 17th, 2023 @ 5:03 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Yesterday, Federal District Judge Osteen wrote a blistering rebuke of Attorney General Josh Stein and the Cooper Appointed State Board of Elections leadership attempt to misappropriate his order.
Published: Friday, October 2nd, 2020 @ 1:14 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The judge in the case of the State Board of Elections has handed Attorney General Josh Stein, Governor Roy Cooper and the State Board of Elections and staff a resounding rebuke.
Published: Friday, October 2nd, 2020 @ 10:51 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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So what exactly did the judge rule this week in Forest v. Cooper? Is it the end of the line for Lt. Gov. Dan Forest’s lawsuit against Gov. Roy Cooper’s use of COVID-19 executive orders?
Published: Saturday, August 15th, 2020 @ 12:33 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Whether a judge rules in favor of Gov. Roy Cooper or decides to throw out Cooper’s executive orders, he knows his decision is likely to head straight to the N.C. Supreme Court.
Published: Saturday, August 8th, 2020 @ 5:54 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A N.C. Business Court judge is working through several cases against Gov. Roy Cooper from business owners seeking to reopen.
Published: Monday, July 13th, 2020 @ 1:38 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Bowling alleys in North Carolina can reopen, though bars, gyms, and amusement parks remain closed.
Published: Thursday, July 9th, 2020 @ 2:31 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The COVID-19 outbreak can’t be an excuse to outlaw most indoor worship services in North Carolina, a federal judge ruled Saturday, May 16.
Published: Tuesday, May 19th, 2020 @ 7:59 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Loretta Biggs, a federal judge in North Carolina’s middle district, issued a preliminary injunction on New Year’s Eve in NC NAACP v. Cooper.
Published: Wednesday, January 8th, 2020 @ 10:03 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Supporters of higher taxes cheered the WestEd report on North Carolina schools that became public on December 10th, five months after Judge David Lee received it.
Published: Wednesday, December 18th, 2019 @ 11:13 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Meredith Cooper, Gov. Roy Cooper’s sister-in-law, has been listed since April as manager of the company that owns the Cooper family’s Nash County solar farm property. That’s when Meredith filed an annual report with the N.C. Secretary of State.
Published: Monday, July 8th, 2019 @ 6:43 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper nominated Chief Business Court Judge Louis A. Bledsoe, III and attorney Steve Warren to serve North Carolina as Special Superior Court judges
Published: Wednesday, February 27th, 2019 @ 8:35 am
By: Governor's Office
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A three-judge Superior Court judge panel handed Gov. Roy Cooper a victory over the General Assembly in a continuing battle over appointments to state boards and commissions
Published: Sunday, September 2nd, 2018 @ 11:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A Wake County Superior Court judge wants state Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Martin to appoint a three-judge panel to hear challenges by Gov. Roy Cooper and two left-leaning advocacy groups about four proposed constitutional amendments
Published: Sunday, August 19th, 2018 @ 8:58 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Roy Cooper has nominated Judge Craig Croom to serve the state as a Special Superior Court judge
Published: Tuesday, August 14th, 2018 @ 11:34 am
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Roy Cooper has appointed Brooke Locklear Clark to preside in Robeson County District Court
Published: Wednesday, August 1st, 2018 @ 7:02 am
By: Governor's Office
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The judge, who’s the brother of Gov. Roy Cooper and has been on the bench since 1999, took issue with a recent Carolina Journal story by Don Carrington. It asserts that Pell Cooper’s role as the manager of three Limited Liability Companies likely puts him at odds with judicial ethics rules.
Published: Thursday, July 5th, 2018 @ 12:37 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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District Court Judge Pell Cooper, Gov. Roy Cooper's brother, manages three businesses - an apparent violation of state judicial rules designed to prevent conflicts of interest by judges. In 2009, state officials forced another district court judge who refused to leave two corporate boards to resign
Published: Sunday, June 24th, 2018 @ 5:28 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Enough is enough, say school voucher advocates who want a three-judge Superior Court panel to dismiss Gov. Roy Cooper's lawsuit against North Carolina's Opportunity Scholarship program
Published: Friday, February 9th, 2018 @ 2:38 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Roy Cooper wasted no time responding to his latest courtroom loss. “With the makeup of this three-judge panel, we fully expected this result,” Cooper said, within minutes of learning last week about the N.C. Court of Appeals opinion
Published: Thursday, November 23rd, 2017 @ 11:42 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A unanimous three-judge panel of the N.C. Court of Appeals has upheld a state law giving the Senate the authority to provide “advice and consent” on Gov. Roy Cooper’s Cabinet appointments
Published: Friday, November 10th, 2017 @ 3:12 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Earlier this week, a three-judge state Superior Court panel delivered what may be a body blow to part of Gov. Roy Cooper's goal of reclaiming power from the Republican-dominated General Assembly
Published: Sunday, November 5th, 2017 @ 10:00 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A three-judge Superior Court panel has dismissed the lawsuit between Gov. Roy Cooper and the General Assembly over the Bipartisan State Board of Elections and Ethics Enforcement
Published: Wednesday, November 1st, 2017 @ 4:27 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Ford Porter, press secretary for Governor Roy Cooper, shared the following statement on the North Carolina Senate's proposed constitutional amendment that would require all judges to be elected every two years
Published: Thursday, October 19th, 2017 @ 8:15 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Roy Cooper has appointed a new judge to preside over District Court in Vance and Warren counties
Published: Tuesday, June 13th, 2017 @ 5:35 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The Republican-led N.C. General Assembly scored a victory in its ongoing legal war with Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper, as a three-judge panel rejected Cooper's latest lawsuit against lawmakers
Published: Friday, June 2nd, 2017 @ 12:47 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Last week, a three-judge panel denied Gov. Cooper's request to continue blocking a state law, clearing the way for the Senate to confirm his cabinet secretaries - an authority provided to us by our state's constitution
Published: Sunday, March 5th, 2017 @ 6:33 pm
By: Bill Cook
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A three-judge panel heard arguments Friday over whether to grant a temporary injunction blocking Senate confirmation of Gov. Roy Cooper's Cabinet nominees
Published: Tuesday, February 14th, 2017 @ 7:31 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina State Bar, the state agency that regulates attorneys, has asked a judge to dismiss Raleigh attorney Gene Boyce's complaint asking the State Bar to address allegations of professional misconduct by Attorney General Roy Cooper
Published: Wednesday, April 6th, 2016 @ 1:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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