Conservative LGBT law's backers seek attorney general records

Conservative supporters of a North Carolina law that limits protections to LGBT people say they want to know how much communication there was between gay rights groups and Attorney General Roy Cooper.

Cooper refuses to defend the law in court. The North Carolina Values Coalition said Thursday it filed public records requests because it had questions about whether the Democrat's decision was motivated by his campaign against incumbent Republican Gov. Pat McCrory.

The public records requests came a week after the Human Rights Campaign filed similar demands for documents from McCrory, state House Speaker Tim Moore and Senate leader Phil Berger. Those requests seek any correspondence between the elected leaders, the Values Coalition and the conservative Alliance Defending Freedom.

The Gayly- 4/21/2016 @ 1:09 PM CDT