Spokesman: Despite court filing, AG still opposes LGBT law

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Spokesmen for Roy Cooper's gubernatorial campaign and his office say the attorney general remains steadfast in his refusal to defend the state law requiring transgender students to use restrooms matching the sex on their birth certificates.

Campaign spokesman Ford Porter reiterated Cooper's position Thursday after Gov. Pat McCrory issued a statement saying the attorney general told a federal court Friday that intended to represent the state. McCrory's statement called Cooper's stance a "quiet reversal" on the law known as HB2 that also blocks workers from filing discrimination claims in state court.

Office spokeswoman Samantha Cole says Cooper's filing made sure the state had time to file the federal complaint. McCrory said he has told the federal court that his administration will represent the state. Cole says Cooper supports that.

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