Votes Not Counted: Bryan's Story
Each post in SCSJ’s “Votes Not Counted” series tells the story of a person qualified to vote before the passage of North Carolina’s Monster Voter…
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Votes Not Counted: Amber's Story
Today SCSJ is introducing our “Votes Not Counted” series. Each post tells the story of a person qualified to vote before the passage of North…
Election Collection: the mobile app that defends your vote
Decreased data storage costs, ever-rising mobile device ownership rates, and campaign assemblages’ unprecedented reliance on actual human beings to transmit personalized political messages to voters …
Formerly Incarcerated Leaders Have Historic Meeting with Federal Interagency Reentry Council
The civil rights movement had the Big Six – Martin Luther King, Jr., Ralph Abernathy, Whitney Young, and other visionaries – advocating for the end…
Early Voting at Appalachian State University!
On October 21, 2014 the North Carolina Court of Appeals REFUSED to stay an order of Superior Court Judge Stephens requiring an early voting site…
Left of Black: Mass Incarceration, Voting Rights & State Sanctioned Violence
Left of Black host and Duke University Professor Mark Anthony Neal is joined in-studio by Daryl Atkinson, Senior Staff Attorney at the Southern Coalition for…
Clean Slate Clinic November 1 in Raleigh
Do you have a criminal record? Has your criminal record held you back from getting a job? There will be a free Clean Slate Clinic…
From Mayberry to Martial Law: The Transfer of Military Surplus to Domestic Police
“The means of defense against foreign danger, have been always the instruments of tyranny at home.” – James Madison, the Federalist Papers
As Americans, we’ve…
As Americans, we’ve…
Raleigh: Bilingual Candidate Forum to Address Concerns of Latino Voters
Bilingual Candidate Forum to Highlight Public Safety
Community Invited to Hear from Candidates for Sheriff, District Attorney, and Clerk of Court
Raleigh, NC – El…
Raleigh, NC – El…
Why #BanTheBox Matters: Durham's Success Story
Want proof that “ban the box” policies help people with criminal records secure good jobs while helping employers hire good workers? You’ll find it in…
TalkPoverty LIVE focuses on Durham's "Ban the Box" success
SCSJ Staff Attorney Daryl Atkinson discussed critical policy issues relating to poverty in America with fellow expert panelists on Thursday’s TalkPoverty LIVE! webcast. Joining him…
NC Voting Rights Setback at the U.S. Supreme Court
A personal message from SCSJ Executive Director Anita Earls
You’ve probably heard that the U.S. Supreme Court has granted the state’s stay, undoing our hard…
You’ve probably heard that the U.S. Supreme Court has granted the state’s stay, undoing our hard…