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Posted by: Amelia Ferrell Knisely on May 4, 2016

The U.S. Justice Department today sent a letter to North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory stating that the state’s House Bill 2 violates federal civil rights laws. Summarized by Talking Points Memo, HB2 is a “sweeping piece of legislation that prevents cities and counties from passing their own anti-discrimination laws and eliminated the right to sue for workplace discrimination of any kind.” The Justice Department gave state officials a Monday deadline to confirm they will not comply with or implement the law, the Associated Press reports