After Supreme Court Decision, Congress Must Act to Protect Voting Rights
RALEIGH – Today, in a 5-4 ruling in Shelby County v.
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North Carolina Repeals Historic Racial Justice Act
RALEIGH – Today North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory signed Senate Bill 306, legislation that fully repeals the historic Racial Justice Act, which allowed death-row inmates to appeal their sentences and receive life in prison without parole if they could show evidence that racial bias was a factor
Racial Justice Act Repeal Bill Heads to Governor
RALEIGH - Yesterday, the North Carolina Senate gave final approval to S.B.
New ACLU Report Shows Marijuana Arrests in N.C. Are Costly & Racially Biased
RALEIGH – According to a new report by the American Civil Liberties Union, North Carolina spent nearly $55 million enforcing marijuana possession laws in 2010, while statewide African Americans were arrested for mar
N.C. House Approves Bill Repealing Racial Justice Act
RALEIGH – On Wednesday, June 5, the North Carolina House of Representatives approved S.B.
ACLU-NC & Other Groups Announce Opposition to North Carolina's "Ag-Gag"/Anti-Whistleblower Legislation
Twenty-five groups representing a broad spectrum of public interests have joined together to formally announce their opposition to Senate Bill (SB) 648, North Carolina's "Commerce Protection Act." These groups, both national and local in scope, have sent a