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ACLU-NC Responds to Reps. Tillis and Stam

Katy Parker, Legal Director of the ACLU of North Carolina Legal Foundation, released the following statement today in response to statements from House Speaker Thom Tillis and House Majority Leader Paul "Skip" Stam regarding an ACLU-NCLF

February 3, 2012 Religious Liberty

ACLU-NCLF: Panhandling Ordinances May Violate First Amendment

On Jan. 3, 2012, the ACLU of North Carolina Legal Foundation sent letters to officials in Wake County, Johnston County, and the City of Raleigh, expressing concern that recently enacted or proposed panhandling ordinances may violate the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

January 3, 2012 Free Speech

ACLU-NC Praises Gov. Perdue for Vetoing Repeal of Racial Justice Act

RALEIGH – The American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina today praised North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue for vetoing SB 9, a bill that would repeal the state’s landmark Racial Justice Act, and called on members of the General Assembly to sustain her veto in order to prevent executions base

December 14, 2011