Roy Cooper commuted the death sentences ... “We have long known that the death penalty in North Carolina is racially biased, unjust, and immoral, and the Governor’s actions today pave the ...

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 ...

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 without parole.

North Carolina’s latest Democratic governor was sworn in to office on Wednesday, as Josh Stein succeeded Roy Cooper once again in a top elected position for the second time in eight years.

That is why Gov. Roy Cooper’s commutation of 15 death sentences to life without parole sentences bears great significance. Cooper is the first governor in the history of North Carolina’s modern death ...

Under the executive order, state Cabinet agencies are ordered not to cooperate with prosecution and penalties against health ...

Roy Cooper commuted the death sentences of 15 men convicted of first ... “We have long known that the death penalty in North Carolina is racially biased, unjust, and immoral, and the Governor’s ...

The governor of North Carolina reduced the death sentence of 15 inmates to life without parole on his last day in office. Governor Roy Cooper, who was previously the attorney general for 16 years ...

(Elijah Nouvelage for The Washington Post) When Roy Cooper was narrowly elected North Carolina’s governor eight years ago, the prospects for a Democrat to get much done in the Tar Heel state ...

Roy Cooper commuted the death sentences ... “We have long known that the death penalty in North Carolina is racially biased, unjust, and immoral, and the Governor’s actions today pave the ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's latest Democratic governor was sworn into office on Wednesday, as Josh Stein succeeded Roy Cooper in a top elected position for the second time in eight years.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's latest Democratic governor was sworn in to office on Wednesday, as Josh Stein succeeded Roy Cooper once again in a top elected position for the second time in ...