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Oct 5, 2015

Civil Rights Lawsuit Against Alamance Sheriff Far From Over

The U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday that it would appeal a judge’s decision to dismiss charges of discriminatory profiling and other civil rights abuses filed against Alamance County Sheriff...

Sep 17, 2015

North Carolina Appeals Court Strikes Blow to Privacy Rights

Earlier this year, the ACLU of North Carolina submitted a brief in the case of Paul Perry, who was arrested and charged with drug trafficking after police tracked his location in real time through cell...

Jun 2, 2015

North Carolina Appeals Court Hears Arguments over Warrantless Cell Phone Tracking

Yesterday, the North Carolina Court of Appeals heard arguments in Perry v. State of North Carolina, a case that asks whether the government should be allowed to track your location in real time using your...

Jul 3, 2014

ACLU-NC-Sponsored Panel Discusses Censorship of Comics

By Dr. Craig Fischer, Professor of Film and Cultural Studies at Appalachian State University

On Saturday, June 21, I hosted an ACLU of North Carolina-sponsored panel on “Comics Regulation and Comics...

By Dr. Craig Fischer, Professor of Film and Cultural Studies at Appalachian State University

On Saturday, June 21, I hosted an ACLU of North Carolina-sponsored panel on “Comics Regulation and Comics...

Oct 15, 2013

ACLU-NC Calls for Investigation Into Reports that Police Spied on Peaceful Protestors in Raleigh, Charlotte

ACLU-NC Executive Director Jennifer Rudinger wrote an op-ed in this...

Aug 1, 2012

ACLU-NC Protests Proposed Saggy Pants Ban in City of Dunn

On August 1, 2012, the ACLU-NC sent a letter to the city attorney of Dunn, NC, expressing concern that a recently proposed ban on the wearing of saggy pants was unconstitutional.

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On August 1, 2012, the ACLU-NC sent a letter to the city attorney of Dunn, NC, expressing concern that a recently proposed ban on the wearing of saggy pants was unconstitutional.

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