The ACLU of North Carolina Legal Foundation works in courts and communities across the state to protect civil rights and civil liberties. If you believe your constitutional rights have been violated, you can contact us for legal assistance here.
The ACLU successfully represented three Rowan County residents in a challenge to their county commissioners’ practice of opening meetings by coercing the public to join them in prayers that overwhelmingly...
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Jun 13, 2012
Freedom to Marry & Second Parent Adoption
LGBTQIA+ Equality
Status: Victory!
The ACLU helped win the freedom to marry for same-sex couples in North Carolina by successfully challenging the state's ban on marriage for same-sex couples.
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Sep 29, 2011
Restrictions on Abortion Access/First Amendment
Reproductive Freedom
Status: Victory!
The ACLU and other groups successfully challenged North Carolina’s 2011 law that would have forced a woman to undergo a narrated ultrasound four hours before having an abortion, even if the woman objects....