News & Commentary

We're suing North Carolina over its congressional map that disenfranchises Black voters in the state. The newly passed map shifts thousands of Black voters out of their communities' representation.

As Censorship Rises, ACLU of North Carolina Urges College and University Leaders to Protect Free Speech

North Carolina Republican leaders are attempting to redraw the state’s U.S. House district map to help lock in control of Congress—again. Trump’s state win in 2024 didn’t give our politicians a mandate to rig the 2026 midterms.

This week (May 5-8) is ACLU Community Safety Week on Capitol Hill. We’re joining the ACLU in DC to demand Congress invests in prevention, not punishment.

As international students are suddenly forced to leave North Carolina without explanation, a disturbing pattern of anti-immigrant policies threatens the future of higher education, campus safety, and constitutional rights across the state.

Artist Andrea Renee Downs donated her painting "Waystation," inspired by our film "North Carolina's Abortion Story," to the staff at a Planned Parenthood health center.

Since Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc and destruction across our state, our hearts and minds have been with those most impacted. Here’s how our affiliate has been doing what we can, in coalition with partners across the state and in Western North Carolina, without getting in the way.

This year's ballot measure to change the wording of the state constitution is unnecessary and will not change the law. This pointless bill aims to confuse voters, sow distrust in our elections, and stir up anti-immigrant rhetoric.

It’s almost August 1 - Poll Worker Recruitment Day, a National Day of Action to recruit the one million temporary poll workers needed to staff polling places in communities nationwide so that our democracy runs efficiently and smoothly.