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Jefferson Griffin, a candidate for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat who previously challenged the results of the election, has conceded to his opponent, Justice Allison Riggs.
The North Carolina House of Representatives passed House Bill 519 today, which would take away young people’s ability to consent to certain health care without parental permission.
The Western Chapter of the ACLU of North Carolina will hold its 2025 Annual Celebration and Award Ceremony on Saturday, May 17, 2025, from 12:30 – 2 p.m. at the Pigeon Community Multicultural Development Center in Waynesville, North Carolina.
STATEMENT
Chantal Stevens, Executive Director of the ACLU of North Carolina, issued the following statement in response to the North Carolina Court of Appeals' decision:
The North Carolina Senate passed Senate Bill 227 today, which would ban the discussion of twelve “divisive concepts” in public schools, most of which relate to race and gender.
The ACLU of North Carolina, Emancipate NC and Muslim Advocates filed a lawsuit challenging the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s ongoing punishment of certain individuals involved in the nondisruptive, pro-Palestine encampment on campus last spring.