Pat McCrory
FILE- In this May 4, 2016 file photo, North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory make remarks concerning House Bill 2 while speaking during a government affairs conference in Raleigh, N.C. The fate of the North Carolina law limiting LGBT protections rests in the hands of a judge appointed by President George W. Bush who is comfortable dissecting complex issues in lengthy rulings. U.S. District Judge Thomas Schroeder has scheduled oral arguments for Monday, Aug. 1, 2016, on whether the state can require transgender people to use restrooms in many public buildings that match their birth certificates. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)