Plaintiffs in Norris v. Asheville, represented by the ACLU of North Carolina, have signed a settlement agreement with the City of Asheville.  

Reighlah Collins, Policy Counsel for the ACLU of North Carolina, shared a statement on Governor Cooper’s decision to veto House Bill 237.

ACLU of North Carolina Director of Policy & Advocacy Liz Barber sent a letter to Governor Roy Cooper encouraging him to veto House Bill 834, “Juvenile Justice Modifications,” which would significantly roll back protections for minors in the Raise the Age law. 

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.

Asheville — A District Court judge issued a decision in Norris v. Asheville granting the Plaintiff’s request for a preliminary injunction, meaning that the City’s decision to ban the Plaintiffs from Asheville parks will not be enforced as the case proceeds. 

For the first time since taking office in 2017, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper exercised his clemency powers to release people from prison. Upon the recommendation from the state’s Juvenile Sentence Review Board, Cooper granted clemency to three people, including April Barber, who was given ...