ACLU of North Carolina sues city of Asheville over park ban cases

Pictured: Body camera footage from Asheville Police Department from December 2021 demonstrations at Aston Park. Police released the body camera footage on Feb. 27, 2023. The city of Asheville is being sued by 14 residents who were banned from the city’s public parks after a demonstration at the end of 2021. The 14 brought on the lawsuit with the support of the North Carolina ACLU. (Credit: Asheville Police Department)