The confrontation continues Tuesday, when the two branches of state government appear for a court hearing before the third. Roy Cooper dispute attorneys for the state House and Senate leaders over whether new laws are constitutional. The laws:— require Cooper's choices to run 10 state agencies to be approved by the GOP-led Senate. Cooper, who is called the plaintiff because he filed the lawsuit, "continues to argue that the Office of the Governor needs less legislative interference and more power to faithfully execute the laws," legislative attorneys wrote. "Separation of powers restricts the power of the legislature," the governor's attorneys wrote.

Source: ABC News March 04, 2017 15:03 UTC