RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's attorney general said Tuesday he won't defend in court a new state law preventing Charlotte and other local governments from approving access guarantees for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, calling it discriminatory and a "national embarrassment."
Democrat Roy Cooper made the announcement during a news conference a day after gay rights advocates sued to overturn the law approved last week and signed by Republican Gov. Pat McCrory.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's attorney general said Tuesday he won't defend in court a new state law preventing Charlotte and other local governments from approving access guarantees for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, calling it discriminatory and a "national embarrassment."
Democrat Roy Cooper made the announcement during a news conference a day after gay rights advocates sued to overturn the law approved last week and signed by Republican Gov. Pat McCrory.…
