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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.

10 Good Things That Happened in 2016

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10 Good Things That Happened in 2016

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Together We Will Fulfill the Promise of Freedom and Justice For All

For more than fifty years, the American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina has defended freedom and justice for all, no matter who is in office or what power they may wield. Our role is no different today. Our work to hold the government to the eternal promise of the Constitution continues.

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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

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“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

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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.

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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.

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