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The U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Lawrence v.Texas (2003) held laws criminalizing consensual homosexual activity between adults unconstitutional. [1]In State v.Whiteley (2005), the North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that the crime against nature statute, N.C. G.S. § 14-177, [2] is not unconstitutional on its face because it may properly be used to criminalize sexual conduct involving minors ...
Chris Sgro, executive director of Equality North Carolina, said "Today's ruling allowing loving, same-sex couples to marry across North Carolina is a historic moment for our state. With it, we celebrate with so many North Carolinians who have worked tirelessly over decades to change hearts, minds, and unequal laws in the state we call home.
A number of cities and counties in the United States have implemented non-discrimination laws for sexual orientation and/or gender identity. As of October 25, 2017, at least 400 cities and counties prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity for both public and private employees. [ 1 ]
North Carolina's Senate and House voted minutes apart Wednesday to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of a bill limiting LGBTQ+ instruction in the early grades, immediately making it law. It also ...
The Department of Justice told North Carolina's governor that a new state law limiting restroom access for transgender people violates the Civil Rights Act.
A handful of laws that the NC legislature passed take effect Monday. ... Makes changes affecting the North Carolina court system. Under Section 1a of the bill, dismissed charges and not guilty ...
State agency regulations (sometimes called administrative law) are published in the North Carolina Register and codified in the North Carolina Administrative Code. North Carolina's legal system is based on common law, which is interpreted by case law through the decisions of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, which are published in the ...
Equality NC was a strong opponent of North Carolina Amendment 1, which banned marriage equality in the state. After Amendment 1 passed, Equality NC responded by hosting a series of town halls all across the state. [12] Amendment 1, along with other bans on same-sex marriage, was struck down in Obergefell v. Hodges.