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Environmental Justice

Duke Energy Carbon Plan

SCSJ filed an intervention seeking for NCUC to account for the true cost externalities and burdens of fossil fuel-based energy imposed on frontline communities.

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Voting Rights

Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP

Filed In: South Carolina

Last Updated: June 7th, 2024

Voting during COVID

Voting Rights

Democracy N.C. v. N.C. State Board of Elections

Filed In: North Carolina

Last Updated: June 7th, 2024

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Voting Rights

T.N. NAACP v. Lee

Filed In: Tennessee

Last Updated: June 7th, 2024

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Voting Rights

Moore v. Harper

Filed In: North Carolina

Last Updated: June 7th, 2024

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Voting Rights

Williams v. Hall

Filed In: North Carolina

Last Updated: June 7th, 2024

Voting Rights

Finn v. Cobb County

Filed In: Georgia

Last Updated: July 16th, 2024

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Voting Rights

Petteway v. Galveston County

Filed In: Texas

Last Updated: August 2nd, 2024

"I Voted" stickers that have been torn and defaced

Voting Rights

Democracy N.C. v. Hirsch

Filed In: North Carolina

Last Updated: July 16th, 2024

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Voting Rights

N.C. A. Philip Randolph Institute v. N.C. State Board of Elections

Filed In: North Carolina

Last Updated: June 7th, 2024

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Justice System Reform

State v. James Richardson

Filed In: North Carolina

Last Updated: June 7th, 2024

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Justice System Reform

Karon Joye

Filed In: North Carolina

Last Updated: June 7th, 2024

Floral Motif with Blue Background

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Justice System Reform

State v. Joseph Jones

Filed In: North Carolina

Last Updated: June 7th, 2024