Alamance County Courthouse
Racial justice marches in the Alamance County town of Graham have put a spotlight on the county s legal system. There were marches over the summer and one on Oct. 31 that ended with arrests and police using pepper spray. In a separate incident, a white woman was accused of driving toward two 12-year-old Black girls. She ended up pleading guilty to misdemeanor charges.
This month, reporters were barred from two court proceedings centered on these events. The reason given: the coronavirus pandemic. Three news organizations have appealed to open access to the courts. Brooks Fuller is the director of the North Carolina Open Government Coalition. He joins us to talk about that case.