North Carolina Attorney General Refuses to Defend "Embarrassment" of HB2

By Mark Joseph Stern March 29 2016 1:44 PM

http://www.slate.com/blogs/outward/2016/03/29/north_carolina_attorney_general_roy_cooper_won_t_defend_unconstitutional.html


North Carolina's Attorney General has denounced HB2 as a "national embarrassment" and pledged that the Attorney General's office will not defend the law against court challenges . . .

This may be mostly political, but I think it says a lot about what he believes NC voters think about this.

Good for him, anyway.

Quote from: Tysilio on March 29, 2016, 03:53:01 PM
This may be mostly political, but I think it says a lot about what he believes NC voters think about this.

Good for him, anyway.

It could well be an entirely political attempt to mobilize his base and solicit donations from across the country, perhaps with an eye to raising his nationwide visibility and maybe getting on a few talk shows.  Even if our most cynical guesses are true, I have a hard time getting too worked up about even a politician benefiting from doing the right thing.   

Quote from: Colleen M on March 29, 2016, 04:05:41 PM
It could well be an entirely political attempt to mobilize his base and solicit donations from across the country, perhaps with an eye to raising his nationwide visibility and maybe getting on a few talk shows.  Even if our most cynical guesses are true, I have a hard time getting too worked up about even a politician benefiting from doing the right thing.   

Yeah, I agree. It just makes me glad I voted for him, especially since I've been in a state of almost perpetual rage since last Wednesday seeing as I now live in what is probably the least LGBT-friendly state in the country....

So do you think HB2 will stay in place?

Quote from: alienbodybuilder on April 03, 2016, 09:14:58 PM
So do you think HB2 will stay in place?

No, but it's a multifaceted bill. A trans group will have to challenge the restroom portion in court. If things move quickly change could come before the end of the year.

Quote from: diane 2606 on April 03, 2016, 09:25:19 PM
No, but it's a multifaceted bill. A trans group will have to challenge the restroom portion in court. If things move quickly change could come before the end of the year.

I hope so. I also read that it doesn't enforce minimum wage laws for trans people?

Quote from: Colleen M on March 29, 2016, 04:05:41 PM
It could well be an entirely political attempt to mobilize his base and solicit donations from across the country, perhaps with an eye to raising his nationwide visibility and maybe getting on a few talk shows.  Even if our most cynical guesses are true, I have a hard time getting too worked up about even a politician benefiting from doing the right thing.   

He's already said he is going to run for governor in the fall against McCrory.  So sure, it's political but he also said the law was a mistake the day it was passed.

From BuzzFeed:

QuoteThe American Civil Liberties Union and Lambda Legal are exploring a legal challenge to the law and are seeking potential plaintiffs for lawsuits. The advocacy groups warned that North Carolina could lose billions in federal funds for running afoul of Department of Education rules that ban transgender discrimination in public schools

http://www.buzzfeed.com/dominicholden/backlash-grows-against-north-carolinas-anti-lgbt-law#.ikXDDPy3Y

It will go away, hopefully sooner rather than later.

Quote from: diane 2606 on April 03, 2016, 10:01:56 PM

It will go away, hopefully sooner rather than later.

It could be real soon.  There is a case in Virginia a young man has against his high school and the school board who say he has to use the girls rest room or a single use.  It's in the US 4th circuit Court of Appeals which also covers North Carolina.  If the court rules in his favor regarding rest room use, it could, depending on how they word the ruling, void North Carolina's law.

Quote from: BeverlyAnn on April 03, 2016, 10:24:46 PM
It could be real soon.  There is a case in Virginia a young man has against his high school and the school board who say he has to use the girls rest room or a single use.  It's in the US 4th circuit Court of Appeals which also covers North Carolina.  If the court rules in his favor regarding rest room use, it could, depending on how they word the ruling, void North Carolina's law.

That scares me. I live in Virginia.