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Important Takeaways from the 2021-2022 Legislative Session
Six Ways You Can Join the Fight for Abortion Rights
With the increasing likelihood that the Supreme Court will overturn Roe v. Wade, the rights and lives of millions are on the line. But this fight isn’t just taking place at the Supreme Court. Here’s how you...
Press Releases & News
ACLU of NC Statement on Governor Cooper's Executive Order for Abortion Access
This statement was issued by American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina Deputy Director for Engagement and Mobilization Kristie Puckett Williams in response to Governor Cooper's Executive Order to...
ACLU Demands End to Discriminatory and Inhumane Treatment of Incarcerated Transgender Woman
NC Department of Public Safety targets woman because she is transgender, refuses to provide necessary medical treatment.
Advocates File Complaint Against NC Division of Employment Security Over Language Access Discrimination
Community groups filed an administrative complaint on behalf of the Hispanic Liaison of Chatham County/El Vínculo Hispano.
In the courts
Johnson v. Goodwin
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the ACLU of North Carolina, the Southern Poverty Law Center, and the Southern Coalition for Social Justice are suing the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) for revoking driver’s licenses of people who cannot afford traffic tickets.
