Communications

Supreme Court Allows North Carolina’s Tighter Voting Rules

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed North Carolina to implement tighter voting rules for the midterm elections, blocking a lower-court ruling that required the…

North Carolina scrambles after federal appeals court blocks new voting law

North Carolina officials, scrambling to comply with a court ruling that blocked parts of a restrictive voter law just weeks before the November election, were…

Not sure where to early vote in NC? There's a map for that.

Finding a place to vote during North Carolina’s One-Stop Early Voting period has never been easier, thanks to a new searchable web map of the…

NC says it's making plans to comply with voter law

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. North Carolina is moving ahead with plans to comply with an appeals court ruling that restores same-day registration and counting out-of-precinct ballots for…

Why I support the 'Final Words' book project

Final Words: 517 executed prisoners of Texas Death Row share their last words. It’s time to listen!
This is not a typical SCSJ blog post.…

SCSJ Welcomes Employment Opportunity Legal Corps Attorneys

The Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ) is proud to welcome attorneys Dave Hall and Bethan Eynon to work in our Clean Slate Program. Their…

Voting Rights

Voter Suppression? The Election Collection app can help!

These days it seems like there’s an app for everything. If I can map my daily jog, surely I should be able to use this…

State of North Carolina asks U.S. Supreme Court to reverse the 4th Circuit Injunction

The State of North Carolina has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a recent Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals decision that restored same-day registration…

NY Times: 2 New Limits on Voting in North Carolina Are Rejected by U.S. Court

A federal appeals court on Wednesday forced North Carolina officials to restore two provisions for ballot access that had been eliminated in a law passed…

Appeals court delays N.C. voting changes

Washington Post By Anne Blythe October 1 at 7:26 PM RALEIGH, N.C. — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit ruled Wednesday that…

Court of Appeals Restores Same-Day Registration and Provisional Ballots in N.C.

On October 1, 2014  the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the decision of Federal District Judge Schroeder, restoring same-day registration and out-of-precinct provisional ballots…

Justice System Reform

2014 Legislative Session Summary on Juvenile Justice

The NC Legislature was in session from May 14 through August 20. Major issues in the 2014 legislative session included financing the $445 million state…