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ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
Public Interest Legal Foundation v. North Carolina State Board

5:19-cv-00248 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina

Filed Date: June 17, 2019

Closed Date: Jan. 31, 2022

This case is about access to voting records maintained by the North Carolina State Board of Elections. On June 17, 2019, the Public Interest Legal Foundation, a public interest organization focused on election integrity, filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. The Foundation sued the North Carolina State Board of Elections under the National Voter Registration Act, 52 U.S.C. § 20507. Represented by private local counsel and their own attorneys, …

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

Reversed

ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
De Luca v. North Carolina State Board of Elections et al

5:16-cv-00913 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina

Filed Date: Nov. 21, 2016

Closed Date: Dec. 21, 2016

On November 21, 2016, the CEO of the Civitas Institute filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina seeking declaratory and injunctive relief restraining the North Carolina State Board of Elections (the “Board”), the chief state election official of the Board and five members of the Board (collectively, the “State Defendants”) from counting and certifying votes cast in the November 2016 general election via same-day registration (“SDR”) until all SDR b…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Aldridge v. Carowinds, LLC

3:17-cv-00708 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina

Filed Date: Dec. 6, 2017

Closed Date: Aug. 24, 2018

This is a case about disability-based discrimination at an amusement park, preventing a family from full enjoyment of the facilities. On December 6, 2017, Plaintiffs sued under Title III of the ADA in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, Charlotte Division, and this litigation resulted in a confidential settlement in their favor. The plaintiffs were represented by Disability Rights North Carolina.  The defendants, Carowinds LLC, Cedar Fair L.P. , Cedar Fair Southw…
SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Black Polaski v. Stein

7:24-cv-00004 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina

Filed Date: Jan. 4, 2024

In January 2024, two paralegals and the non-profit North Carolina Justice for All Project, filed this lawsuit challenging North Carolina's prohibition on nonlawyers providing any legal advice. The plaintiffs, represented by the Institute for Justice and private counsel, claimed the prohibition prevented them from providing simple legal advice to North Carolinians about how to properly fill in common, court-created legal forms. They sued under 42 USC § 1983, alleging that the ban violated their …
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
United States v. City of Durham, North Carolina

1:24-cv-00838 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina

Filed Date: Oct. 7, 2024

Closed Date: Feb. 25, 2025

This case is about enforcing Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. On October 7, 2024, the U.S. government brought a lawsuit against the City of Durham, North Carolina, in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. In its complaint, the government alleged the following facts: The Durham Fire Department (“FDF”), which is overseen by the city of Durham, used a multiple-choice and written test, the Comprehensive Examination Battery (“CEB”), to screen entry-level firefighter applic…

Case Dismissed (Voluntary)

ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
Stein v. Hall

23CV029308-910 | North Carolina state trial court

Filed Date: Oct. 10, 2023

(This summary is temporary while we research the case further). On October 10, 2023, the North Carolina General Assembly enacted Senate Bill 749 (SB 749). SB 47 would have increased the total number of State Board of Election members from five to eight, and the General Assembly would appoint all members. Prior to SB47, the Governor appointed all members from a lists of eight nominees.  On October 17, the Governor of North Carolina sued the Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives …
CHILD WELFARE
Civil Rights Corps v. Walker

1:24-cv-00943 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina

Filed Date: Nov. 13, 2024

This case is about public access to the courts, specifically child dependency proceedings.  On November 13, 2024, the Civil Rights Corps filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. Represented by a private law firm, the Civil Rights Corps sued the District Judge for the 14th Judicial District in Durham County and the sheriff of Durham County under the right of access to dependency proceedings under the First Amendment. The plaintiff argued t…

Case Is Ongoing

HEALTHCARE ACCESS AND REPRODUCTIVE ISSUES
Kadel v. Folwell

1:19-cv-00272 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina

Filed Date: March 11, 2019

Plaintiffs in this case challenged the State Health Plan's refusal to cover medically necessary gender affirming care. On March 11, 2019, seven private plaintiffs, on behalf of themselves or their dependents, (collectively, “Plaintiffs”), represented by Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund, Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, and private counsel, sued the State Treasurer of North Carolina, the Executive Administrator of the North Carolina State Health Plan for Teachers and State Em…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Wilson v. Thomas

5:14-cv-00085 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina

(This summary is temporary, while we research the case.) The Disability Rights North Carolina (“Disability Rights”) and six named plaintiffs brought this lawsuit against the North Carolina Department of Transportation, alleging that the defendants violated Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act for requiring unwarranted road testing and medical reviews; imposing arbitrary license restrictions; relying on discriminatory policies; forcing the plaintiffs to bear the cost and burden of add…
PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS/CONTRACTING
Voe v. Mansfield

1:23-cv-00864 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina

Filed Date: Oct. 11, 2023

This case involves a challenge to a North Carolina law that prohibited providing gender-affirming care to minors.  On August 16, 2023, North Carolina ratified HB 808 which prohibited healthcare professions from providing gender-affirming care to transgender minors. The ban also prohibited the use of state funds to support gender-affirming medical care. On October 11, 2023 several transgender minors, their parents, and medical professionals filed suit in the District of North Carolina against th…

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