GOP-controlled North Carolina Supreme Court blocks certification of Democrat as winner of close high court race
The North Carolina Supreme Court blocked state officials from certifying the Democratic candidate as the winner of a ...
On his final day in office, NC Gov. Roy Cooper commuted 15 death sentences; who are they?
As one of his last acts in office, Gov. Roy Cooper commuted the sentences of 15 people on North Carolina's death row to life ...
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North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper commutes sentences of 15 death row inmates on his last day in office
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper commuted the death sentences of 15 inmates in the state on his last day in office, a move that ...
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North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper commutes 15 death sentences, but 121 still on death row
Gov. Roy Cooper announced on Tuesday that he reviewed 89 clemency petitions from death row inmates and granted 15 of them.
After fighting virus, storms and Republicans, departing North Carolina Gov. Cooper focuses on wins
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper leaves his job next week after eight years. It's a span in which the southern Democrat picked ...
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As North Carolina’s Governor Departs, He Stays Cagey on 2026 and 2028
By Reid J. Epstein Reporting from Washington Gov. Roy Cooper of North Carolina is set to leave office on New Year’s Day after two terms that began with his effort to undo the state’s ...
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North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper Grants Clemency, Commuting Sentences and Issuing Pardons of Forgiveness
NC Governor Cooper commutes two sentences and grants two pardons, highlighting a commitment to justice reform.
Newsline political reporter Galen Bacharier on Roy Cooper’s legacy and the new Stein administration
A new year is upon us and with it, some important changes in state government. As a result of the November election, North ...
Roy Cooper’s commutations should signal the death penalty’s end in North Carolina | Opinion
Gov. Roy Cooper is the first governor in the history of North Carolina’s modern death penalty to commute more than two death ...
Outgoing North Carolina governor commutes 15 death row sentences
In one of his final acts in office, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has commuted the death sentences of 15 men convicted of ...
North Carolina Gov. Cooper commutes sentences of 15 death row inmates
One of the inmates receiving clemency had challenged his sentence under the groundbreaking Racial Justice Act of 2009. A ...
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 ...