Cases - ACLU of North Carolina

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Mar 11, 2025

A yellow image with words ACLU of NC sues UNC for violating Protest Rights

Court Case

Mar 11, 2025

Free Speech

Dames, et al v. Roberts, et al

Court Case

Feb 05, 2025

Cleveland county school board agrees to settlement in student first amendment lawsuit

Court Case

Feb 05, 2025

LGBTQIA+ Equality|
+1 Issue

M.K. v. Stephen Fisher

Court Case

May 23, 2023

Arturo Hernandez stands on crutches in a field in North Carolina.

Court Case

May 23, 2023

Immigrants' Rights|
+3 Issues

FLOC v. Stein

North Carolina farmworkers and a coalition of civil rights groups are challenging a state law that guts the ability of farmworkers to organize and make collective bargaining agreements with employers.

Court Case

Nov 02, 2020

Court Case

Nov 02, 2020

Voting Rights & Democracy|
+1 Issue

Drumwright, et al. v. Cole, et al.

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Aug 03, 2020

Court Case

Aug 03, 2020

Free Speech

ACLU of North Carolina v Charlotte (Public Records)

On August 13, 2020, Mecklenburg Superior Court Judge Casey Viser made a preliminary decision not to compel the immediate release of public records. We will continue to fight to ensure these records are eventually made public.

Court Case

Jul 13, 2020

Court Case

Jul 13, 2020

Racial Justice|
+1 Issue

NAACP Charlotte v. City of Charlotte (Protest Rights)

In response to a lawsuit filed by civil rights advocates, journalists, and protesters, a North Carolina Superior Court judge granted a temporary restraining order forcing the City of Charlotte to halt the use of force against peaceful demonstrators.

Court Case

Jul 02, 2020

Court Case

Jul 02, 2020

Free Speech|
+1 Issue

NAACP Alamance v. Peterman (Protest Rights)

The ACLU together with a coalition of civil rights groups filed an emergency lawsuit against the city of Graham, North Carolina, seeking to immediately block a city ordinance that the government used to suppress protests against racism, police brutality, and white supremacy.

Court Cases

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Dames, et al v. Roberts, et al

M.K. v. Stephen Fisher

FLOC v. Stein

Drumwright, et al. v. Cole, et al.

ACLU of North Carolina v Charlotte (Public Records)

NAACP Charlotte v. City of Charlotte (Protest Rights)

NAACP Alamance v. Peterman (Protest Rights)

Dames, et al v. Roberts, et al

M.K. v. Stephen Fisher

FLOC v. Stein

Drumwright, et al. v. Cole, et al.

ACLU of North Carolina v Charlotte (Public Records)

NAACP Charlotte v. City of Charlotte (Protest Rights)

NAACP Alamance v. Peterman (Protest Rights)

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