All Cases

7 Court Cases
Court Case
Mar 11, 2025
A yellow image with words ACLU of NC sues UNC for violating Protest Rights
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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
Alamance Protest Case 11/2020
  • Voting Rights & Democracy|
  • +1 Issue

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

Court Case
Aug 03, 2020
Riot Police
  • 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
ACLU: Share image
  • 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
The Alamance County Courthouse
  • 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.