Gay people can't get restraining orders against their partners in NC. But that may change
RALEIGH — Here’s one area where North Carolina stands alone: It’s the only state in the country that won’t let people in same-sex dating relationships get a domestic violence protective order.Now, N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein is taking the rare step of calling the law unconstitutional in an effort to get it overturned in court. In an interview this week, he said he also plans to talk to state legislators about changing the law when they return to Raleigh later this month. […]
