Judge Rules NCDOL Must Create COVID-19 Worker Protections

by Press | Aug 10, 2021 | Press Releases

(Raleigh, N.C.) —Superior Court Judge G. Bryan Collins ruled on Monday that the North Carolina Department of Labor (NCDOL) must consider implementing rules that would protect workers from contracting COVID-19. The ruling punctuates a 10-month effort by civil rights...

North Carolina Judge Refuses to Release Full Body Camera Footage in Andrew Brown Jr. Death

by Press | Apr 28, 2021 | Press Releases

(Washington, D.C.) – A North Carolina judge on Wednesday declined to release body camera footage in the shooting of Andrew Brown. The following is a statement from Damon Hewitt, acting president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under...

Complaint Filed with Federal Government Against N.C.’s Failure to Protect Workers from COVID-19

by Press | Feb 17, 2021 | Press Releases

(Raleigh, N.C.) – North Carolina’s failure to engage in rulemaking to protect workers from COVID-19 or to investigate COVID complaints violates the state’s obligations to operate at least as effectively as the...

N.C. Protesters Will Need Protections on Eve of the Election, Lawsuit Contends

by Press | Nov 2, 2020 | Press Releases

(Greensboro, N.C.) – The constitutional rights of pre-Election Day protesters must be protected from the Alamance County Sheriff’s department and the Graham, N.C. police department, a lawsuit filed in federal court today claims. Protestors...

Civil Rights Group Challenges Constitutionality of NC Legislature’s Pro-Pollution and Anti-Citizen Farm Bill

by Press | Aug 27, 2020 | Press Releases

(Raleigh, N.C.) – Amendments to the “Right to Farm” Act  adopted by the North Carolina General Assembly in 2017 (HB 467) and 2018 (SB 711) violate the state constitution by restricting fundamental property rights of residents...