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RALEIGH – The ACLU of North Carolina sent letters to the cities of Raleigh, Asheville, Greensboro, and Charlotte today raising legal and constitutional concerns with local officials’ responses to the ongoing protests against police violence and brutality.
RALEIGH - On June 4, the Raleigh City Council held a special meeting to receive public comments regarding the recent protests against police brutality, during which the majority of comments supported protesters’ demands.
Statement on the June 2 Raleigh City Council Meeting from the #RaleighDemandsJustice Coalition, Recidivism Reduction Educational Program Services (RREPS), Raleigh PACT, Emancipate NC, Young Americans Protest (YAP), Carolina Peace Center, Black and Brown Policy Network, Orchid Bloom, and the ACLU
The ACLU of North Carolina today issued the following statement today regarding the excessive force used against demonstrators across North Carolina on Tuesday. Tuesday’s demonstrations were met with a violent, militarized response from state and local law enforcement.
CHARLOTTE – The ACLU of North Carolina made the following statement regarding the ongoing protests against the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police, and the violent, militarized response by the state and local law enforcement agencies to the protests.
In response to a serious COVID-19 outbreak at the federal prison complex in Butner, NC, the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of North Carolina, Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs, and Winston & Strawn filed a lawsuit.