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All Hands on Deck: Addressing Injustice in Our Criminal Legal System
North Carolina Student Faces Challenges Stemming From Reliance on Police in Schools
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ACLU of NC Report Finds That Disorderly Conduct Complaints are Filed Against Black Students at Four Times the Rate of Their White Counterparts
A new report by the American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina found that between 2017 to 2023, statewide law enforcement and school staff filed school-based complaints of disorderly conduct against...
ACLU of North Carolina Requests Preliminary Injunction in Asheville Park Bans Case
The ACLU of North Carolina filed a motion yesterday in Norris v. Asheville, requesting that the Court enjoin the City from enforcing park bans issued to 15 individuals.
Federal Court Blocks Certain Restrictions in North Carolina’s Sweeping Abortion Ban
Today, a federal judge blocked two provisions of North Carolina’s Senate Bill 20, a sweeping law that severely restricts access to abortion and bans care after the 12th week of pregnancy in nearly all...
In the courts
American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina v. Stein, Deberry, Crump, Freeman
The American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina (ACLU-NC) has filed a federal lawsuit challenging multiple provisions of North Carolina’s “Anti-Riot Act”, as recently amended by House Bill 40.l (HB 40).