North Carolina court temporarily blocks law that limited governor's powers

February 8, 2017 at 11:35 a.m. | Updated February 8, 2017 at 11:35 a.m.

by Associated Press

In this June 24, 2016, file photo, North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper speaks during a forum in Charlotte, N.C. Cooper, North Carolina's next Democratic governor, has vowed to keep his campaign promises to bend back the rightward course of the state. But with only a 10,000-vote victory over GOP Gov. Pat McCrory and bitter partisan distrust in this deeply divided state, he's already slipped along the rocky path he must walk to work successfully with the legislature. And Republicans will maintain veto-proof majorities in 2017. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)
In this June 24, 2016, file photo, North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper speaks during a forum in Charlotte, N.C. Cooper, North Carolina's next Democratic governor, has vowed to keep his campaign promises to bend back the rightward course of the state. But with only a 10,000-vote victory over GOP Gov. Pat McCrory and bitter partisan distrust in this deeply divided state, he's already slipped along the rocky path he must walk to work successfully with the legislature. And Republicans will maintain veto-proof majorities in 2017. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina court temporarily blocks law that limited governor's powers, including Cabinet appointees.

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