Cases - ACLU of North Carolina

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

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.

Court Case

Jan 10, 2019

Court Case

Jan 10, 2019

LGBTQIA+ Equality

M.E. v. T.J. (Domestic Violence Protections for LGBTQ People)

Prior to our action on this case, North Carolina was the only state in the nation whose laws that provide protections to survivors of domestic violence do not apply equally to those in same-sex relationships. We challenged this policy in court on behalf of a survivor of domestic violence.

Court Case

Jan 11, 2017

Lonnie Billard, ACLU, Charlotte Catholic, teacher, gay, fired

Court Case

Jan 11, 2017

LGBTQIA+ Equality

LGBTQ Employment Protections

The ACLU is representing a former Teacher of the Year who was fired from his school in violation of federal law after announcing on Facebook that he was marrying his longtime same-sex partner.

Court Case

Mar 28, 2016

Joaquin Carcano HB2 LGBT LGBTQ trans transgender North Carolina

Court Case

Mar 28, 2016

LGBTQIA+ Equality

LGBTQ Discrimination

The ACLU, ACLU of North Carolina, and Lambda Legal challenged North Carolina’s sweeping anti-LGBT law, House Bill 2, and its discriminatory replacement, House Bill 142, on behalf of LGBT North Carolinians and members of the ACLU of North Carolina.

Court Case

Apr 09, 2014

Lennie, Pearl, marriage equality, North Carolina

Court Case

Apr 09, 2014

LGBTQIA+ Equality

Freedom to Marry

The ACLU and ACLU of North Carolina won a 2014 lawsuit on behalf of three married, same-sex couples seeking state recognition of their marriages.

Court Case

Jun 13, 2012

marcie, chantelle, fisher-borne, north carolina, marriage, lgbt, adoption

Court Case

Jun 13, 2012

LGBTQIA+ Equality

Freedom to Marry & Second Parent Adoption

The ACLU helped win the freedom to marry for same-sex couples in North Carolina by successfully challenging the state's ban on marriage for same-sex couples.

Court Cases

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M.K. v. Stephen Fisher

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

M.E. v. T.J. (Domestic Violence Protections for LGBTQ People)

LGBTQ Employment Protections

LGBTQ Discrimination

Freedom to Marry

Freedom to Marry & Second Parent Adoption

M.K. v. Stephen Fisher

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

M.E. v. T.J. (Domestic Violence Protections for LGBTQ People)

LGBTQ Employment Protections

LGBTQ Discrimination

Freedom to Marry

Freedom to Marry & Second Parent Adoption

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