Source: Mark Binker, WRAL, 2/14/17

A three-judge panel says the state Senate can move ahead with confirmation hearings on Gov. Roy Cooper's cabinet nominees despite objections by the governor that the process is unconstitutional. The six-page ruling says Cooper has not yet suffered any harm. However, if one of his cabinet nominees is turned down, the order makes a point of saying Cooper can come back to the court. In the mean time, the court dissolved its prior order blocking nomination hearings from having any impact. 

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