North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper, a Democrat, vetoed a bill that aimed to mandate more minors accused of serious crimes to be automatically tried as adults in court. The bill, known as House Bill 834, received significant bipartisan support in the House and Senate before being vetoed by Governor Cooper.
The veto comes as a response to concerns raised by critics who argued that the proposed changes would roll back provisions of the 2019 'Raise the Age' law. This law had ended the requirement for children aged 16 and 17 to be tried in the adult criminal justice system.
