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SCSJ Condemns Voting Omnibus Bill as Blatant Disenfranchisement

RALEIGH, NC – Southern Coalition for Social Justice condemns North Carolina Republicans’ sweeping omnibus elections bill as a coordinated attack on our state’s voting system that will make it harder for all North Carolinians to vote, and leave many North Carolinians unable to vote at all. Senate Bill 747 is an attempt to undermine our…

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More than 100 NC Organizations, Attorneys, Officials, Individuals Condemn NCBA’s Drag Show Cancellation, Call for Retraction

DURHAM, NC — Southern Coalition for Social Justice, along with more than 120 legal, nonprofit and LGBTQ organizations, current and former elected officials, members of the legal community, and individuals across North Carolina sent a letter today to the North Carolina Bar Association (NCBA) condemning its recent decision to cancel a drag show for fear…

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The pandemic really showed us [how] students are being transferred from the school system to the justice system.
Marcus Pollard, Justice System Reform Counsel, Southern Coalition for Social Justice

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Fair Maps Texas Action Committee v. Abbott

Case Summary: On November 16, 2021, the Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ), with co-counsel from the ACLU of Texas and the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF), filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas (Austin Division) against Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, on behalf of the…

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