The ACLU of North Carolina has agreed to a settlement in M.K. v. Fisher, a lawsuit filed in February 2025, alleging that the Cleveland County Board of Education violated students’ rights under the First Amendment and the Equal Access Act.

The ACLU of North Carolina filed a lawsuit against the Cleveland County Board of Education for banning a student group from playing a quiz game highlighting LGBTQ+ historical figures.

A federal judge has issued a decision in Zayre-Brown v. NC Department of Adult Correction (DAC), ruling that the state’s process for evaluating whether gender-affirming surgery is medically necessary for incarcerated individuals is unconstitutional.

The North Carolina General Assembly voted today to override Governor Cooper’s veto of three bills targeting transgender youth, House Bill 808, House Bill 574, and Senate Bill 49.

Governor Cooper vetoed three bills today that target transgender youth. Senior Policy Counsel of the ACLU of NC Liz Barber issued the following statement.

SB 631 and HB 574 are two of 491 anti-LGBTQ bills that have been filed across the country this legislative session, and among four moving at the North Carolina General Assembly this week alone.

This week, the NC Bar Association canceled a drag trivia night fundraiser featuring drag performers, saying the event would be seen as a political statement. ACLU of North Carolina Legal Foundation’s legal director Kristi Graunke shared the following statement.

ACLU of North Carolina executive director Chantal Stevens shared the following statement after the North Carolina Senate passed Senate Bill 49.