ACLU Questions Police Cameras
Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department and the Mecklenburg County Sheriffs Office have both recently added cameras that take pictures of license plates. They help catch car thieves and tax evaders,...
View ArticleRowan County Commission To Fight ACLU Over Prayer
Rowan County commissioners decided Monday to continue opening their meetings with a prayer, despite a federal lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union. The ACLU has argued the prayers are...
View ArticleIn Regard To Rowan Commissioners, 'Bless Their Hearts'
In the Bible belt that is the South, the role of church and state are often intertwined in such a manner as to appear one in the same. But when it comes to divorcing the Christian faith from government...
View ArticleNC Leaders Have To File Court Response To Voting Lawsuits Monday
North Carolina leaders have to lay out some of their arguments Monday for how they'll defend the state's sweeping new voting law from court challenges. Monday is the deadline for the state to file a...
View ArticleA New Lawsuit (And Argument) Against NC's Same-Sex Marriage Ban
The United Church of Christ filed a federal lawsuit in Charlotte on Monday arguing that same-sex couples should be able to marry in North Carolina. Of course, there are many challenges to same-sex...
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court Decision May Impact Rowan County Prayer Dispute
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that opening prayers with references to Christianity during government meetings do not violate the U.S. Constitution. This decision may impact a trial in Rowan County filed...
View ArticleCourt Rules Public Meeting Prayers Discriminatory
Rowan County commissioners can no longer open public meetings with a prayer if it’s given by them. A federal court ruled the practice is discriminatory.
View ArticleApp Allows Users To Film, Upload Police Interactions To ACLU
It’s easy to record video using a smart phone, but where do you send it if you believe it’s proof of someone’s rights being violated? The ACLU of North Carolina says a new app will take care of that....
View ArticleNC Lawmaker Part Of Push To Protect Student Online Privacy
There’s a lot of gray area when it comes to schools and students' use of social media. Lawmakers in North Carolina and several other states are trying to clear up one aspect of it.
View ArticleGay High School Teacher Files Suit Against Charlotte Catholic Over Firing
A former teacher of the year who was fired from Charlotte Catholic High School after announcing on Facebook that he was marrying his longtime same-sex partner filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday accusing...
View ArticleCity Says It's Reviewing 5-Yr. Old Extraordinary Events Ordinance
Charlotte officials are taking a long look at the city's five-year-old "Extraordinary Event" ordinance. They're trying to gauge whether it works and how it's being used. Critics say it's too stringent...
View ArticleFull Appeals Court To Decide If Rowan Commission Can Offer Meeting Prayers
A federal appeals court will decide whether it's legal for Rowan County's elected commissioners to lead Christian prayers at meetings. All 15 judges on the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals heard...
View ArticleQ&A: Arguments For, Against Rowan County Meeting Prayers
The First Amendment prohibits establishment of an official religion in the U.S. When a government body steers too close to that, federal courts have stepped in to decide what's legal and what's not....
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court Won't Review N.C.'s Invalidated Voter ID Law
Updated 1:25 p.m. The U.S. Supreme Court has decided not to hear an appeal seeking to reinstate North Carolina's controversial 2013 overhaul of voting laws, including voter ID. The decision lets stand...
View ArticleAppeals Court Rules Rowan County Prayer Practice Unconstitutional
A federal appeals court ruled Friday that Rowan County’s practice of having elected officials open meetings with Christian prayer and asking residents to join is unconstitutional. That reverses a...
View ArticleLawsuit Takes Aim At HB2 Replacement
The ACLU and Lambda Legal have filed a revised lawsuit that says transgender people in North Carolina are still harmed under the law that replaced HB2.
View ArticleLawsuit Challenges Greensboro City Panhandling Ordinance
Three Greensboro residents living in poverty who have solicited money in public are challenging a city ordinance that criminalizes aggressive panhandling.
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