Source: Mark Binker, WRAL, 2/7/17

 A three-judge Superior Court panel appears to have delayed state Senate confirmation hearings on Gov. Roy Cooper's cabinet pending further hearings on whether a new law giving the General Assembly a say in those appointments is constitutional.  No written order was available as of 10 p.m. Tuesday. However, Senate President Pro Tem 
Phil Berger sent a statement to reporters decrying the court's action and accusing the judges of overstepping their authority. 

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