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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 10, 2020

Image showing a woman in a voting booth and a man with an "I voted" sticker

Court Case

Jul 10, 2020

Voting Rights & Democracy

Chambers v. State of NC (Voting Access Amid COVID-19)

The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of North Carolina, and Sullivan & Cromwell filed a lawsuit challenging absentee ballot witness requirements that needlessly put North Carolinians at risk of exposure to COVID-19.

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 Case

Apr 21, 2020

An image of empty prison cells. Are prisons ready for the ensuing COVID-19 pandemic?

Court Case

Apr 21, 2020

Criminal Law Reform

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.

Court Case

Nov 12, 2019

Court Case

Nov 12, 2019

Criminal Law Reform

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

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

Jun 15, 2018

Court Case

Jun 15, 2018

Criminal Law Reform

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.

Court Case

May 29, 2018

Court Case

May 29, 2018

Criminal Law Reform

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.

Court Case

Jan 25, 2018

Court Case

Jan 25, 2018

Public Records from State Lawmaker

The ACLU of North Carolina filed a lawsuit on behalf of a Kitty Hawk resident seeking the release of public records from North Carolina Representative Beverly Boswell.

Court Cases

All Cases

NAACP Charlotte v. City of Charlotte (Protest Rights)

Chambers v. State of NC (Voting Access Amid COVID-19)

NAACP Alamance v. Peterman (Protest Rights)

NC NAACP v. Cooper (Rights of Incarcerated People)

Guill v. Allen (previously Allison, et al. v. Allen)

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

Buffkin v. Hooks: Hepatitis C Treatment for People Incarcerated

Johnson v. Goodwin

Public Records from State Lawmaker

NAACP Charlotte v. City of Charlotte (Protest Rights)

Chambers v. State of NC (Voting Access Amid COVID-19)

NAACP Alamance v. Peterman (Protest Rights)

NC NAACP v. Cooper (Rights of Incarcerated People)

Guill v. Allen (previously Allison, et al. v. Allen)

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

Buffkin v. Hooks: Hepatitis C Treatment for People Incarcerated

Johnson v. Goodwin

Public Records from State Lawmaker

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