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Gov. Roy Cooper appoints Allison Riggs to NC Supreme Court

RALEIGH, NC (Sept 11, 2023) – Governor Roy Cooper has appointed Allison J. Riggs, current Court of Appeals judge and former Southern Coalition for Social Justice Co-Executive Director and Chief Counsel for Voting Rights, to the North Carolina Supreme Court.  Cooper made the announcement Monday afternoon – filling the seat of Justice Michael Morgan, who…

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SCSJ, Emancipate NC urge action on Edenton’s Confederate statue relocation 

EDENTON, N.C. (Sept. 8, 2023) – Southern Coalition for Social Justice and Emancipate NC urge the town of Edenton to seek a court hearing in order to carry out the town’s earlier decision to relocate a Confederate soldier monument. SCSJ and Emancipate NC sent a letter on Sept. 8, 2023 on behalf of Move the…

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