Following the Department of Justice’s letter on May 4 indicating that House Bill 2 violates the U.S. Civil Rights Act, North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory and Secretary of Public Safety Frank Perry have filed a lawsuit against the DOJ in defense of the controversial bill.
Read More »Following the Department of Justice’s letter on May 4 indicating that House Bill 2 violates the U.S. Civil Rights Act, North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory and Secretary of Public Safety Frank Perry have filed a lawsuit against the DOJ in defense of the controversial bill.
Read More »The United States Department of Justice sent letters to both UNC System President Margret Spellings and Governor Pat McCrory Wednesday notifying them of violations of federal nondiscrimination policies pertaining to the passage of House Bill Two. The letters, signed by Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Vanita Gupta, gave UNC and the state until the end of business on May 9 to respond to the notifications.
Read More »State legislators learned this month graduation doesn't mean the end of the grading scale.
Read More »An annual meeting to discuss tobacco control research — typically held on UNC's campus — was forced to relocate to Missouri, thanks to travel bans implemented by other states in response to House Bill 2.
Read More »President Barack Obama and United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron added their names to the list of figures opposing House Bill 2 on Friday.
Read More »Big names like Bruce Springsteen, Ringo Starr and most recently Demi Lovato and Nick Jonas are canceling their concerts in North Carolina to protest House Bill 2.
Read More »Dozens of people gathered outside the N.C. Capitol building on Monday to speak out against House Bill 2, waving signs that read, "Y'all means all," or, "This is not us."
Read More »The case against House Bill 2 just met its youngest plaintiff — a junior in high school.
Read More »House Bill 2 affected negotiations about the future of UNC Student Stores, where Barnes & Noble College will take over management on July 1.
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Chapel Hill bookstore Flyleaf Books held a roundtable discussion on Thursday afternoon regarding how the HB2 bill has affected and will continue to affect small businesses in North Carolina.
Read More »A ruling Tuesday determined a transgender student in Virginia could sue his school board for preventing him from using the bathroom that matches his gender identity.
Read More »House Bill 2 was passed by a Republican legislature and signed by a Republican governor — but not all Republicans support the controversial law.
Read More »There’s a lot in store for this summer’s N.C. legislative session.
Read More »It’s been a long 26 days for James Miller, executive director of the LGBT Center of Raleigh.
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A coalition of UNC-system students gathered Friday morning in front of the Center for School Leadership Development in Chapel Hill during the Board of Governor's monthly meeting — but Board Chairperson Lou Bissette said some of their anger was misplaced.
Read More »The Faculty Council adopted a resolution Friday afternoon to affirm UNC’s existing non-discrimination policy and to encourage the N.C. General Assembly and Gov. Pat McCrory to repeal House Bill 2.
Read More »When N.C. Gov. Pat McCrory issued an executive action Tuesday, he included sexual orientation and gender identity in the state’s nondiscrimination policy.
Read More »A “bathroom bill” modeled after North Carolina’s House Bill 2 faced scrutiny in the South Carolina Senate Wednesday.
Read More »University officials are refusing to speculate on how UNC will enforce House Bill 2’s requirement that people use the bathroom that corresponds to their biological sex.
Read More »For Taylor Mingos, House Bill 2 revives the same problems his company faced four years ago when same-sex marriage-banning Amendment One was passed.
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