Voting Rights
SCSJ at the U.S. Supreme Court
The Southern Coalition for Social Justice hit a milestone this week. Allison Riggs, our Senior Voting Rights Attorney, argued a case before the U.S. Supreme…
2018
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Voting Rights
Press Release: Voters File Federal Court Challenge to Voter Intimidation Efforts in Virginia
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 12, 2018
Contact:
Dustin Chicurel-Bayard, dustin@scsj.org, 919.323.4051
Mackenzie Long, mlong@wearerally.com, 916.524.3197
Voters File Federal Court Challenge to Voter Intimidation Efforts…
April 12, 2018
Contact:
Dustin Chicurel-Bayard, dustin@scsj.org, 919.323.4051
Mackenzie Long, mlong@wearerally.com, 916.524.3197
Voters File Federal Court Challenge to Voter Intimidation Efforts…
Voting Rights
Press Release: Voters File Federal Court Challenge to Voter Intimidation Efforts in Virginia
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 12, 2018
Contact:
Dustin Chicurel-Bayard, dustin@scsj.org, 919.323.4051
Mackenzie Long, mlong@wearerally.com, 916.524.3197
Voters File Federal Court Challenge to Voter Intimidation Efforts…
April 12, 2018
Contact:
Dustin Chicurel-Bayard, dustin@scsj.org, 919.323.4051
Mackenzie Long, mlong@wearerally.com, 916.524.3197
Voters File Federal Court Challenge to Voter Intimidation Efforts…
Justice System Reform
The State of Discipline in NC Schools
Highlights from The 2018 State of Discipline Report
The data analysis from the Youth Justice Project found that:
Although out-of-school suspension is down, students are…
Voting Rights
Voting Rights Advocates Seek New Districts in Wake County for the 2018 Election
RALEIGH, N.C. — The Southern Coalition for Social Justice filed a redistricting challenge in Wake County Superior Court today arguing that the 2017 changes to…
Justice System Reform
Statement from the Southern Coalition for Social Justice Regarding the Dismissal of Charges for the Protesters Charged with Toppling Confederate Monument in Durham
On February 20, 2018, Durham District Attorney Roger Echols announced that he was dismissing the charges against protesters charged with toppling the Confederate monument outside…
Voting Rights
Plaintiffs Quick to Seek Relief in State Court after U.S. Supreme Court Action
RALEIGH, N.C. – Plaintiffs in a state court redistricting challenge have asked a three-judge panel in Wake County Superior Court to order new districts into effect…
Voting Rights
U.S. Supreme Court Orders into Effect Fixes for Racially Gerrymandered Districts for 2018 Election
Puts hold on some of the Special Master’s districts related to state constitutional violations
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This evening the U.S. Supreme Court refused to…
Voting Rights
Court Orders Special Master’s Recommended Districts Incorporated into State Legislative Redistricting Plan to Correct Constitutional Flaws
Court-ordered maps are now law
GREENSBORO, N.C. – A panel of three federal court judges has issued a unanimous order that incorporates the recommendations of the…
Voting Rights
Supreme Court Grants North Carolina’s Application to Delay Redrawing of Electoral Maps, Putting Fair Elections in North Carolina in Jeopardy For 2018 Election
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Supreme Court said North Carolina does not have to redraw its congressional voting maps by January 29, as a federal…
Voting Rights
Filed: Request for U.S. Supreme Court to allow congressional redistricting to move forward
On Wednesday, January 17, the Southern Coalition for Social Justice filed plaintiffs’ response to the emergency stay application to the U.S. Supreme Court, on behalf…
Voting Rights
Analysis of N.C. Judicial Redistricting Proposal Finds Racial and Partisan Biases
DURHAM, N.C. – A white paper released today by the Southern Coalition for Social Justice documents some of the racial and partisan biases infecting the…