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Quick Take: Federal Government, North Carolina Trade Lawsuits Over LGBT Law
The state's "bathroom law" is at the center of a new lawsuit brought by North Carolina against the federal government. The US Department of Justice responded with its own suit, making the case a civil rights issue. Campaign reporter Scott Detrow, justice correspondent Carrie Johnson, and editor/correspondent Ron Elving talk through what's happened. More coverage at nprpolitics.org. Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org.