Cato Institute, the American Civil Liberties Union, et al., Amici Curiae
Mark C. Fleming, Counsel of Record
The Cato Institute is a Washington-based libertarian think tank. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is a group dedicated to protecting constitutional liberties and rights. They are joined in this brief by the North Carolina affiliate of the ACLU. Union Mark C. Fleming is a partner with the law firm WilmerHale, where he is vice-chair of its appellate and Supreme Court Litigation Practice. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for Petitioner as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court December 22, 2016. Section 202.5 of North Carolina’s criminal law cannot be reconciled with core First Amendment principles and…
