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POLICING
Drumwright v. Cole

1:20-cv-00998 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina

Filed Date: Nov. 2, 2020

Case Ongoing

Two consolidated federal district court cases in North Carolina alleged voter intimidation before the November 2020 elections. One was Drumright v. Cole, 1:20-cv-00998; the other was Allen v. City of Graham, 1:20-cv-00997. Both were filed on the same day by participants in the same event.On October 31, 2020, police dispersed an event held in front of the Graham, NC courthouse, using pepper spray. The event titled, the "I Am Change March to the Polls," was held on the last day of early voting an…
ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
CODING IN PROCESS
THE CITY OF GREENSBORO v. GUILFORD COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS

1:15-cv-00559 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina

Filed Date: July 13, 2015

Closed Date: April 13, 2017

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PRISON CONDITIONS
Buffkin v. Hooks

1:18-cv-00502 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina

Filed Date: June 15, 2018

Case Ongoing

This is a case about the hepatitis C virus (HCV) in North Carolina Prisons. On June 15, 2018, three HCV positive prisoners filed this lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. The plaintiffs sued the North Carolina Department of Public Safety (DPS) under 42 U.S.C. §1983. Represented by the ACLU of North Carolina, the plaintiffs sought declaratory and injunctive relief, compensatory and punitive damages, and costs and attorney’s fees. Alleging that the agency’s HC…
EDUCATION
Leandro v. North Carolina

95-CVS-1158 | North Carolina state trial court

Filed Date: May 24, 1994

Case Ongoing

This is a case about the right to “sound basic education” under North Carolina’s constitution. In 1994, the school boards for five impoverished, underperforming counties, a student in one of these counties, and that student’s mother filed this lawsuit in North Carolina state court. The plaintiffs sued the State of North Carolina and the North Carolina State Board of Education for declaratory relief and injunctive relief. Invoking two provisions of the state constitution, the plaintiffs argued t…
PRISON CONDITIONS
NC NAACP v. Cooper

20-cv-500110 | North Carolina state trial court

Filed Date: April 20, 2020

Case Ongoing

COVID-19 Summary: This is a state prison case filed in light of COVID-19, alleging that the failure to protect inmates from COVID-19 amounted to cruel and unusual punishment. The court granted a preliminary injunction on June 16, requiring the defendants to begin making plans for the release of inmates and to improve conditions in the prison by testing and management. The North Carolina Conference of the NAACP, Disability Rights North Carolina, the American Civil Liberties Union of North Carol…
POLICING
United States v. Johnson

1:12-cv-01349 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina

Filed Date: Dec. 20, 2012

Closed Date: Aug. 17, 2021

On December 20, 2012, following a two-year investigation, the United States of America filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. The US sued the Sheriff of Alamance County, North Carolina. The US, represented by the Department of Justice, brought the action under 42 U.S.C. § 14141 and asked the court for declaratory judgment that the Alamance County Sheriff's Office had engaged in conduct infringing rights protected by the United States Co…
EDUCATION
Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina

1:14-cv-00954 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina

Filed Date: Nov. 17, 2014

Case Ongoing

On Nov. 17, 2014, Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1983, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 against the University of North Carolina (UNC). The plaintiff, represented by private counsel, asked the court for declaratory and injunctive relief to prohibit the consideration of race in college admissions, claiming that UNC's current admissions policy discriminated against Asian A…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Hallinan v. Scarantino

5:20-ct-03333 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina

Filed Date: Oct. 26, 2020

Case Ongoing

COVID-19 Summary: This putative class action lawsuit and habeas petition was filed by ten incarcerated individuals at Federal Correctional Complex Butner on October 26, 2020, seeking safety remedies and release. On May 11, 2021, the Court stayed the case. Note that this is a successor case to Hallinan v. Scarantino, 5:20-hc-02088 (E.D.N.C.). This putative class action lawsuit and habeas petition challenged the COVID-19 response at the Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) Butner, alleging inadequ…
POLICING
NAACP v. Peterman

1:20-cv-00613 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina

Filed Date: July 2, 2020

Case Ongoing

The complaint for this case was filed on July 2, 2020 in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. The complaint challenged an ordinance in Graham, North Carolina that forced would-be organizers of protests to obtain a permit from the city at least twenty-four hours in advance. The ordinance gave the police chief total discretion to grant or deny permits based on whether the protest would cause a disturbance. Plaintiffs were individuals and organizations, including the …

Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Alamance County Branch v. Peterman

July 2, 2020

Complaint for Injunctive and Declaratory Relief

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People v. Peterman

July 2, 2020

Brief in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People v. Peterman

July 3, 2020

Consent Temporary Restraining Order

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People v. Peterman

July 6, 2020

Defendants Terry S. Johnson and Bryan Hagood's Response in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People v. Peterman

July 15, 2020

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PRISON CONDITIONS
Heyer v. United States Bureau of Prisons

5:11-ct-03118 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina

Filed Date: June 20, 2011

Case Ongoing

On June 20, 2011, two deaf prisoners filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina against the federal Bureau of Prisons. Represented by private counsel and the Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights, the plaintiffs filed their lawsuit under Bivens and claimed violations of the Rehabilitation Act and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. In addition, the plaintiffs alleged violations of their Fifth Amendment due process rights, First …