RALEIGH, N.C. – The North Carolina Superior Court will hear arguments at Campbell Law School on the motion for judgment on the pleadings in Governor McCrory, et al. v. President Pro Tempore of the NC Senate, et al. at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 5. One of the most important state constitutional cases in years, the highly-publicized issue deals with the constitutionality of the Coal Ash Commission.
Last November North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory was joined by former governors Jim Hunt and Jim Martin in suing to unseat the state legislature’s appointments to the Coal Ash Commission and prevent future appointments controlled by the North Carolina General Assembly. Governor McCrory and his predecessors claim that the appointments encroach on executive branch functions. North Carolina Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger and House Speak Tim Moore argue that the governor doesn’t have legal authority to control the majority of appointments to commissions created by the General Assembly.
“We are excited to host the Superior Court for this proceeding,” said Campbell Law Dean J. Rich Leonard. “Although it is not uncommon for a sitting governor to be at odds with the state legislature to some degree, very rarely does it result in a judicial hearing. This has the potential to be a significant precedent-setting case for executive and legislative governance in North Carolina.”
The Superior Court will hear the case at Campbell Law in the former courtroom previously held by the North Carolina Business Court on the third floor.
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