COOPER III v. BERGER (2017)

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

Roy A. COOPER, III, in His Official Capacity as Governor of the State of North Carolina v. Philip E. BERGER, in His Official Capacity as President Pro Tempore of the North Carolina Senate; Timothy K. Moore, in His Official Capacity as Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives; and the State of North Carolina

No. 52PA17-2

Decided: November 02, 2017

Mr. D. Martin Warf, Raleigh, Attorney at Law, for Berger, Philip E. Mr. Noah H. Huffstetler, III, Raleigh, Attorney at Law, for Berger, Philip E. Ms. Candace S. Friel, Winston-Salem, Attorney at Law, for Berger, Philip E. Mr. Jim W. Phillips, Jr., Greensboro, Attorney at Law, for Cooper, Roy A. (III) Mr. Eric W. David, Raleigh, Attorney at Law, for Cooper, Roy A. (III) Mr. Daniel F.E. Smith, Greensboro, Attorney at Law, for Cooper, Roy A. (III) Mr. Grayson Kelley, Raleigh, Chief Deputy Mr. Alexander McC. Peters, Special Deputy Attorney General, for State of N.C. Mr. John R. Wester, Charlotte, Attorney at Law, for Hunt, James B., Jr., et al. Mr. J. Dickson Phillips, III, Chapel Hill, Attorney at Law, for Hunt, James B., Jr., et al. Mr. Adam K. Doerr, Charlotte, Attorney at Law, for Hunt, James B., Jr., et al. Mr. Andrew H. Erteschik, Raleigh, Attorney at Law, for Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, et al. Ms. Allison J. Riggs, Attorney at Law, for County Board Members Ms. Anita S. Earls, Attorney at Law, for County Board Members Ms. Emily E. Seawell, Attorney at Law, for County Board Members Mr. Alexander McC. Peters, Senior Deputy Attorney General, for State of N.C. Mr. Kevin Crandall, Charlotte, Attorney at Law, for Hunt, James B., Jr., et al. Wake County Superior Court, District Attorney, for State