Cases - ACLU of North Carolina

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Apr 18, 2024

End Prolonged Jailing of Disabled Detainees in North Carolina

Court Case

Apr 18, 2024

Criminal Law Reform

Disability Rights NC v. NC DHHS

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) is violating the rights of disabled pre-trial detainees in NC jails by failing to ensure timely evaluations and treatment for people who lack capacity to understand the legal proceedings against them, according to a federal lawsuit.

Court Case

Mar 13, 2024

Court Case

Mar 13, 2024

Criminal Law Reform|
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North Carolina v. Hasson Bacote

Court Case

Jun 06, 2023

Court Case

Jun 06, 2023

Criminal Law Reform

Kinsley v. Ace Speedway

Court Case

Jun 02, 2023

Court Case

Jun 02, 2023

Criminal Law Reform

State v. Daw

Court Case

May 22, 2023

Court Case

May 22, 2023

Criminal Law Reform

DeWalt v. Hooks

The ACLU of North Carolina and North Carolina Prisoner Legal Services are representing four people who have spent years locked in solitary confinement in North Carolina prisons in a class-action lawsuit. We are challenging the state’s use of the practice in state Superior Court.

Court Case

May 22, 2023

Court Case

May 22, 2023

Criminal Law Reform

Williams v. Carvajal

Court Case

Apr 18, 2023

Court Case

Apr 18, 2023

Criminal Law Reform

Norris et al. v. City of Asheville

Court Case

Apr 11, 2023

Court Case

Apr 11, 2023

Criminal Law Reform

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).

Court Case

Dec 21, 2022

Court Case

Dec 21, 2022

LGBTQIA+ Equality|
+1 Issue

Zayre-Brown v. North Carolina Department of Adult Correction (NC DAC)

The ACLU, ACLU of North Carolina, and Patterson Harkavy LLP have sued the NC prison system on behalf of Kanautica Zayre-Brown, a transgender woman incarcerated at Anson CI, for failing to provide her essential gender-affirming health care.

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Disability Rights NC v. NC DHHS

North Carolina v. Hasson Bacote

Kinsley v. Ace Speedway

State v. Daw

DeWalt v. Hooks

Williams v. Carvajal

Norris et al. v. City of Asheville

American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina v. Stein, Deberry, Crump, Freeman

Zayre-Brown v. North Carolina Department of Adult Correction (NC DAC)

Disability Rights NC v. NC DHHS

North Carolina v. Hasson Bacote

Kinsley v. Ace Speedway

State v. Daw

DeWalt v. Hooks

Williams v. Carvajal

Norris et al. v. City of Asheville

American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina v. Stein, Deberry, Crump, Freeman

Zayre-Brown v. North Carolina Department of Adult Correction (NC DAC)

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