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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.

Court Case

Nov 02, 2020

Court Case

Nov 02, 2020

Voting Rights & Democracy|
+1 Issue

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

Court Case

Oct 26, 2020

Court Case

Oct 26, 2020

Criminal Law Reform|
+1 Issue

Hallinan v. Scarantino

Court Case

Sep 03, 2020

Protest crowd with a sign that says "My Body My Choice"

Court Case

Sep 03, 2020

Reproductive Freedom|
+1 Issue

Planned Parenthood South Atlantic v. Moore

We are fighting in the courts to protect abortion access in North Carolina. This case challenges several unnecessary abortion restrictions currently on the books.

Court Case

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.

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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)

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

Hallinan v. Scarantino

Planned Parenthood South Atlantic v. Moore

ACLU of North Carolina v Charlotte (Public Records)

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)

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

Hallinan v. Scarantino

Planned Parenthood South Atlantic v. Moore

ACLU of North Carolina v Charlotte (Public Records)

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