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A Routine Immigration Check-In Shouldn’t End in ICE Detention

“S” should have been preparing to begin his senior year of high school. Instead, the 18-year-old spent part of his summer in an immigration detention center in Georgia.

Dec 06, 2018

Governor Cooper Just Expanded Pregnancy Protections for Some State Workers

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Dec 06, 2018

Governor Cooper Just Expanded Pregnancy Protections for Some State Workers

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Nov 30, 2018

In Major Threat to Due Process, Marsy’s Law Gains Ground Nationwide

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Nov 20, 2018

#WontBeErased, Won’t Be Forgotten, Won’t Be Alone

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Nov 07, 2018

Voters Pushed Back on the General Assembly's Power Grab. Now We Need to Keep Up the Fight for Voting Rights.

Protester holds an ACLU sign that says "Dissent is Patriotic"
Oct 30, 2018

An Unlikely Player in the Resistance Against Trump: Your Local Sheriff

Wake County Sheriff Donnie Harrison has worked with ICE since 2007 to perform functions usually carried out by federal immigration agents. There is overwhelming evidence that the program has harmed immigrant communities without public safety benefits.

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Oct 22, 2018

Marsy’s Law is Not the Way to Support Crime Victims. Vote Against.

We all agree that victims and their families deserve to be supported and treated with respect. But the reality is that Marsy’s Law is a misguided and problematic proposal — one that would fundamentally change our courts and could potentially delay justice for all, at a hefty cost to taxpayers.

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Sep 28, 2018

Federal Court Victory for Migrant Farmworkers Protects Their Right to Organize

Victoria Hernandez Jose is a member of North Carolina’s sole farmworkers’ union, which has been targeted by a state law limiting its ability too represent and advocate for farm laborers.
Sep 27, 2018

The Government Dropped the Ball on U.S. Torture Accountability. Citizens Picked It Up.

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Sep 11, 2018

This Election, Protect Our State Constitution. Vote Against Every Amendment.

When North Carolinians go to the polls this year, they will be asked to vote on six proposed amendments to our state constitution that range from flawed to harmful. Here's why you should vote against each one.

This election, vote against every amendment.