A spokesman for Jeff Jackson said “any legislation that undermines the independence of the Attorney General’s Office is bad for our state and its people.”

Legislation filed in both chambers is being taken up by the House first with a committee hearing on Wednesday.

Bills ordering sweeping new immigration rules, banning the state's attorney general from suing President Donald Trump, and cracking down on cell phone use in schools are advancing toward a vote in the state Senate.

Cannabis advocate and former Democratic congressional candidate Barbara Gaskins has filed civil rights complaints with N.C. Attorney General Jeff Jackson’s office and the U.S. Department of Justice over the state’s puzzling marijuana laws.

Restricting the state’s attorney general from starting, joining or helping lawsuits challenging presidential executive orders is advancing in both chambers of the North Carolina General Assembly. Democrat Jeff Jackson,

Jeff Jackson, North Carolina’s attorney general, on Thursday continued his modest winning streak against President Donald Trump, this time involving a 14th Amendment issue. A fourth

From the moment Jeff Jackson started his campaign for attorney general, everyone knew the job was a stepping stone. But few expected him to be this blatant about it. Just weeks into the job, the former Charlotte state senator and congressman has already used the office to inject himself into a half-dozen high-profile lawsuits alongside other Democratic attorneys general.

Since Jeff Jackson took over as North Carolina’s attorney general, he’s used the office in part as a line of defense against President Donald Trump. Jackson and Democratic attorneys general across the country have been steadfast in challenging the most egregious of Trump’s executive orders,

North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson, a Democrat, has sued Republican President Donald Trump several times in Trump's first month in office. So far, Jackson and other state Democratic attorneys general have defeated the Trump administration in the early stages of all those legal battles — winning court rulings that have blocked Trump's

North Carolina Republicans are pushing a bill to prevent Attorney General Jeff Jackson from suing over Trump's executive orders.

The bill was going to be taken up by a House committee this week, but that meeting has been rescheduled due to the weather.

A spokesman for Jeff Jackson said “any legislation that undermines the independence of the Attorney General’s Office is bad for our state and its people.”