U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear NC Sectarian Prayer CaseJanuary 17, 2012 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court announced today that it will not review a ruling from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals finding that the Forsyth County, North Carolina, Board of Commissioners violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment by opening an estimated four-fifths of public meetings with sectarian prayer. ACLU-NC Praises Governor for Vetoing Racial Justice Act RepealDecember 14, 2011 RALEIGH - The American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina today praised North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue for vetoing SB 9, a bill that would repeal the state’s landmark Racial Justice Act, and called on members of the General Assembly to sustain her veto in order to prevent executions based on race. |
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