Mitch Kokai: Cooper’s legal battles with legislature likely to have lasting impact
Roy Cooper will leave the North Carolina governor’s office in little more than two months. But it’s likely that two legal battles pitting the Democratic governor against Republican legislative leaders will continue after Cooper exits the state’s Executive Mansion. Those battles could shift the balance of power between future governors and leaders of North Carolina’s General Assembly. Both conflicts are tied to lawsuits titled Cooper v. Berger. The governor serves...
Doctor’s lawsuit tests constitutionality of how NC regulates health care facilities
Jay Singleton, owner of an ophthalmology practice in New Bern, has spent the past four years challenging a state law that caps the kinds of medical services offered in a region. Now, the Singleton Vision Center proprietor is at the center of a case that has the potential to upend...