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    To the Point

    NC Governor Sues Federal Government over "Bathroom Law"

    Governor Pat McCrory today said North Carolina's new law regulating the use of public bathrooms by transgender people has become a national issue. The State has already sued the federal government for over-reach.

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    By Warren Olney • May 9, 2016 • 6m Listen

    Governor Pat McCrory today said North Carolina's new law regulating the use of public bathrooms by transgender people has become a national issue. The State has already sued the federal government for over-reach. "The Obama Administration is bypassing Congress by attempting to rewrite the law and set basic restroom policies, locker room and shower policies for public and private employers across the country and not just in North Carolina." Mark Joseph Stern, who covers legal affairs and LGBT issues for Slate, has an update.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Christine Detz

      Producer, 'To the Point'

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      Paul von Zielbauer

      Co-founder of Geezer magazine, former producer for To the Point and Which Way LA?; former reporter for the New York Times

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      Mark Joseph Stern

      Slate

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Trump and the Identity Crisis within the GOP
    1. 1:48NC Governor Sues Federal Government over "Bathroom Law"You’re reading this
    2. 8:13Does the GOP Really Matter?
    3. 43:12West Point Investigates Its Black Female Cadets
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