ACLU-NC Statement on Termination of DACA
RALEIGH – The Trump administration today announced it will move to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
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ACLU of North Carolina Calls for Removal of Confederate Monuments in N.C.
RALEIGH – The American Civil Liberties Union today added its voice to a growing chorus of North Carolinians who are calling on state and local leaders to remove Confederate monuments from public government lands.
ACLU and Lambda Legal Challenge Fake Repeal of North Carolina’s Discriminatory HB 2
Lambda Legal, the ACLU, and ACLU of North Carolina add Raleigh and Carrboro residents to case
Appeals Court Rules Rowan County Prayer Practice Violated Constitution
RICHMOND, Va. – The full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit today ruled 10-5 that the commissioners of Rowan County violated the Constitution when they opened public meetings by coercing public participation in prayers that overwhelmingly advanced beliefs specific to one religion.
N.C. Legislators Agree to No Longer Charge All 16 & 17-Year-Olds as Adults
RALEIGH – Most 16- and 17-year-olds charged with crimes in North Carolina will no longer be treated as adults in the criminal justice system under the budget released today by the General Assembly.
N.C. House Votes to No Longer Charge 16 and 17 Year Olds as Adults
RALEIGH — The North Carolina House today voted 104-8 to approve a bill that would raise the age of juvenile jurisdiction to 18 for most offenses. North Carolina is the only remaining state in the nation that automatically charges all 16- and 17-year- olds as adults, regardless of the crime.