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15 Court Cases
Dec 21, 2022
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.
Apr 21, 2020
NC NAACP v. Cooper (Rights of Incarcerated People)
The ACLU of North Carolina, Disability Rights North Carolina, Emancipate NC, Forward Justice, and the National Juvenile Justice Network filed a lawsuit in Superior Court to ensure that the Governor and other public officials take further action to stop the deadly spread of COVID-19.
Nov 12, 2019
Guill v. Allen (previously Allison, et al. v. Allen)
The federal class-action lawsuit challenges court officials in Alamance County, North Carolina, for violating the constitutional rights of people who are presumed innocent but are confined to jail because they cannot afford to pay bail following their arrest
Jun 15, 2018
Buffkin v. Hooks: Hepatitis C Treatment for People Incarcerated
The ACLU of North Carolina and North Carolina Prisoner Legal Services are representing three people incarcerated in North Carolina prisons who suffer from Hepatitis C in a federal class-action lawsuit against state officials.
May 29, 2018
Johnson v. Goodwin
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the ACLU of North Carolina, the Southern Poverty Law Center, and the Southern Coalition for Social Justice are suing the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) for revoking driver’s licenses of people who cannot afford traffic tickets.
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