The U.S. Department of Justice has notified North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory that the state’s bathroom bill, HB2, violates the 1964 Civil Rights Act, according to reports in the Charlotte Observer and from other media outlets.A letter obtained by The Charlotte Observer reportedly says that North Carolina officials have until Monday respond ““by confirming that the State will not comply with or implement HB2,”McCrory signed the HB2 bill passed by the North Carolina Senate, striking down Charlotte’s non-discrimination ordinance. The ordinance, passed in February by a 7-4 vote from the Charlotte City Council, broadly defined how businesses must treat gay, lesbian and transgender customers. But as in other cities recently, the debate has focused on bathrooms.

The U.S. Department of Justice has notified North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory that the state’s bathroom bill, HB2, violates the 1964 Civil Rights Act, according to reports in the Charlotte Observer and from other media outlets.

A letter obtained by The Charlotte Observer reportedly says that North Carolina officials have until Monday respond ““by confirming that the State will not comply with or implement HB2,”

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McCrory signed the HB2 bill passed by the North Carolina Senate, striking down Charlotte’s non-discrimination ordinance. The ordinance, passed in February by a 7-4 vote from the Charlotte City Council, broadly defined how businesses must treat gay, lesbian and transgender customers. But as in other cities recently, the debate has focused on bathrooms.