New York Post26d
Outgoing North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper follows in Biden’s footsteps with last-minute death sentence commutations
In one of his final acts in office, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper commuted the death sentences of 15 men convicted of first-degree murder to life in prison without the possibility of parole on ...
Roy Cooper blasts ‘egregious attack on the right to vote’ in state Supreme Court race
In some of his first post-gubernatorial remarks on state politics, Roy Cooper condemned Judge Jefferson Griffin’s ongoing ...
Courthouse News Service2h
Fourth Circuit weighs arguments over disputed North Carolina associate justice race
A Fourth Circuit panel heard arguments Monday over where a case challenging the results of the North Carolina associate ...
The Hill27d
North Carolina Gov Cooper commutes sentences of 15 death row inmates on final day in office
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) on Tuesday commuted the death sentences of 15 inmates to life in prison without the possibility of parole, coinciding with New Year’s Eve and his final day in ...
Democrats and voting groups say a bid to toss out North Carolina ballots is an attack on democracy
There are still some unresolved races from the 2024 election, and one of them involves a seat on North Carolina’s highest ...
Catholic News Agency23d
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper commutes 15 death sentences, but 121 still on death row
Outgoing Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper of North Carolina commuted the death sentences of 15 people this week but still denied the majority of clemency petitions from prisoners on death row.
WRAL13d
Helene did record $53B in damage to NC, Cooper says. Now he wants billions more in state aid
Helene was the most economically damaging natural disaster to ever hit North Carolina, in addition to the deadliest, Gov. Roy Cooper said Wednesday as he pressed lawmakers to approve a new ...
WTVD27d
Gov. Cooper commutes sentences of 15 on death row, issues other pardons and commutations
Roy Cooper announced Tuesday -- his last day ... No executions have been carried out in North Carolina since 2006. Before Tuesday's commutations, North Carolina had 136 offenders on death row ...
WECT26d
Governor Cooper: A look back at his political journey and his accomplishments as NC Governor
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Roy Cooper is no stranger to politics. Born and raised in North Carolina, Cooper got his start in public service with the NC State House in 1987 and the State Senate in 1991.
U.S. News & World Report27d
Outgoing North Carolina Governor Commutes 15 Death Row Sentences
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — In one of his final acts in office, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper commuted the death sentences of 15 men convicted of first-degree murder to life in prison without the ...
NBC News27d
North Carolina Gov. Cooper commutes sentences of 15 death row inmates
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, on his last day in office Tuesday, commuted the death sentences of 15 inmates to life in prison without parole. One of the prisoners receiving clemency was ...
Raleigh News & Observer27d
On final day in office, Gov. Roy Cooper grants clemency to 15 on NC’s death row
Roy Cooper granted clemency to 15 people on death ... Union also praised Cooper’s actions Tuesday, noting that North Carolina has the fifth-largest death row in the country.