Press Releases

Apr 28, 2021

ACLU of NC Statement on the Court Order Limiting the Disclosure of Body Camera Footage that Capturing the Police Killing of Andrew Brown Jr.

"When the execution of a warrant turns into the execution of a person, North Carolinians should be able to decide the representation they have with them when seeking answers...
Apr 21, 2021

ACLU of NC Statement on the Police Murder of Andrew Brown in Elizabeth City, North Carolina

According to multiple news reports, Andrew Brown was shot and killed by police in Elizabeth City, N.C., as he drove away. The police killing occurred less than 24 hours after Derek Chauvin was convicted of murdering George Floyd. 
Apr 21, 2021

Civil Rights Groups Secure Victory for First Amendment Rights and Free Speech and Assembly in N.C. Federal Court’ Settlement Agreement

A settlement agreement reached today should prevent future First Amendment violations by Alamance County officials against peaceful protesters, lawyers have announced. Members of the Alamance County NAACP and eight individual plaintiffs filed suit last summer after Alamance County illegally ...
Apr 20, 2021

ACLU of NC Statement on Derek Chauvin Guilty Verdict

"Today’s verdict convicting Derek Chauvin of murder is a rare act of police accountability, but it cannot bring George Floyd back. Mr. Floyd’s family and community will forever feel his loss.