Judge Rejects AMC's Bid to Dismiss Civil Rights Leader's Lawsuit Following NC Theater Incident

Judge rejects AMC's bid to dismiss civil rights leader's lawsuit following NC theater incident

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) -- The case continues in the controversial court battle between a Civil Rights leader and an AMC Theater located in eastern North Carolina. A federal judge has denied the theater's attempt to dismiss a lawsuit filed by public theologian and civil rights leader Bishop William Barber II against AMC Theaters that was filed in 2024. According to his legal team, Barber was attending a showing of The Color Purple December 23, 2…

Rev. William Barber's lawsuit against AMC Theatres is moving forward

U.S. District Court Judge Terrence Boyle on Tuesday denied AMC's request to dismiss the lawsuit, which was filed in 2024 in the Eastern District of North Carolina.