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ACLU of North Carolina Responds to Governor Cooper’s Veto of House Bill 237
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 Urges Governor Cooper to Veto House Bill 834
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...
Planned Parenthood South Atlantic and Impacted Physician Ask Federal Court to Permanently Block Aspects of NC Abortion Ban
The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina held a summary judgment hearing in an ongoing legal challenge to several provisions of the state’s abortion ban that took effect last year...
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).