Five Quick Tips to Make Sure Your Vote is Counted This November

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Keith Lamont Scott deserves justice

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Outgoing Policy Director Sarah Preston Looks Back at 10 Years of Lobbying for Liberty at the ACLU-NC

Sarah has been an invaluable member of our team, the foundation for so many of our victories for civil liberties across the state.

By Mike Meno

“I’m Optimistic Because It’s the Only Way I Know How to Live.”

Karen Anderson, the ACLU-NC’s new Executive Director, on the Fight for Civil Liberties in North Carolina

You Have The Right to Film Police

The nationally publicized video recordings of police officers killing Alton Sterling in Louisiana and Philando Castile in Minnesota are timely and tragic reminders of the power that people carrying smart phones have to document police misconduct.

Justice Denied

"If we are to right the ship, the Judicial Branch will need sufficient investment from this General Assembly to ensure that we adequately fund the basic operations of the court system. . . . If we cannot pay for these basic services, we cannot conduct timely trials."

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HB2 Makes Me Feel Less Welcome, But The Fight Against It Gives Me Hope

HB2 is personal. It is a message to us from the legislature and Gov. McCrory that we are not welcome here and do not deserve equal protection under the law.

Meet Karen Anderson, New Executive Director of the ACLU-NC

ACLU-NC Files Brief Opposing Judicial Retention Referendum Law

This month the North Carolina Supreme Court will hear arguments that ask whether a change to the election process for state Supreme Court justices is constitutional.

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