NC Senate seeks to block attorney general from challenging Trump orders

North Carolina primed for showdown over Dem AG’s ability to sue Trump

As the House is primed to take up the bill, North Carolina Republicans want the state's attorney general to be restricted from joining lawsuits against presidential orders

NC Senate committee advances bill blocking Jeff Jackson’s power to challenge presidential orders • NC Newsline

NC Senate seeks to block attorney general from challenging Trump orders

After N.C. Attorney General Jeff Jackson filed several lawsuits to block President Donald Trump’s executive orders, the state Senate is now trying to block Jackson from filing further legal challenges. Jackson is a Democrat who served in Congress before he was elected attorney general last year.

NC Republicans fast-tracking bill prohibiting attorney general from challenging presidential executive orders

A Republican-sponsored N.C. House Bill restricting the attorney general's ability to challenge presidential executive orders in court may be the first test of whether House Democrats will sustain vetoes from Gov. Josh Stein.