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Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction in Asheville Park Bans Case
Asheville — A District Court judge issued a decision in Norris v. Asheville granting the Plaintiff’s request for a preliminary injunction, meaning that the City’s decision to ban the Plaintiffs from...
Judge Denies Motion to Dismiss in Asheville Park Bans Case
Asheville — A District Court judge issued a decision Monday evening in Norris v. Asheville largely denying the Defendants’ motion to dismiss the claims of 15 individuals represented by the ACLU of North...
ACLU of NC Report Finds That Disorderly Conduct Complaints are Filed Against Black Students at Four Times the Rate of Their White Counterparts
A new report by the American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina found that between 2017 to 2023, statewide law enforcement and school staff filed school-based complaints of disorderly conduct against...
In the courts
American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina v. Stein, Deberry, Crump, Freeman
The American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina (ACLU-NC) has filed a federal lawsuit challenging multiple provisions of North Carolina’s “Anti-Riot Act”, as recently amended by House Bill 40.l (HB 40).