Communications

Voting Rights

Supreme Court Takes N.C. Case Threatening Future of Voting Rights 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 30, 2022 The U.S. Supreme Court decided on June 30, 2022, it will hear oral arguments during the October 2022 term…

Voting Rights

New York Gun Opinion Should Not Leave Election Workers, Voters Vulnerable

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled last week that New York’s gun licensing system, “which issues public-carry licenses only when an applicant demonstrates a special need…

Voting Rights

Southern Coalition Responds to Supreme Court’s Abortion Decision

We are angry and heartbroken by the Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs. While abortion in North Carolina remains safe and legal, no person should be…

Voting Rights

Voting Rights Groups Challenge Cobb County School Board Map Denying Equal Representation to Voters of Color

Cobb County School Board and Board of Elections Maps Unconstitutionally “Pack” Voters of Color into 3 Districts, Denying Black and Latinx Communities’ Opportunity for Full…

Communications

Honoring Maurice Holland, Sr.

Southern Coalition For Social Justice extends its deepest condolences to the family and loved ones of Maurice Holland Sr. His foundational support for this organization…

Communications

Statement on Mass Shootings in Uvalde & Buffalo

Trigger warning: This statement speaks about a mass tragedy and gun violence. If you or someone you know is a survivor of a mass tragedy…

Justice System Reform

Extend #SecondChanceMonth, Celebrate Reentry Heroes Investing in Community

This Second Chance Month, we celebrate reentry heroes who invest in community members returning home after incarceration.

Environmental Justice

Judge Upholds Caswell County Residents’ First Amendment Rights in Environmental Justice Case

A Caswell County Superior Court Judge affirmed local residents’ right to “petition their elected officials for redress of grievances” in an order Friday, dismissing an…

Voting Rights

SCSJ Brief Outlines Supreme Court Case Against Racist Voter ID Law

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 11, 2022 Raleigh, N.C. (March 11, 2022) — The Southern Coalition for Social Justice and pro bono counsel from the law…

Voting Rights

SCSJ Responds as U.S. Supreme Court Declines North Carolina Lawmakers’ Attempt to Salvage Discriminatory Congressional Map

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  March 7, 2022 Washington, D.C. (Mar. 7, 2022) —  In a victory for the rule of law and North Carolina voters, the…

Federal Court Settlement Provides Step Towards Ending Poverty-Based Driver’s License Revocation in North Carolina

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 3, 2022
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Earlier today, a federal court approved a settlement agreed to by civil rights organizations and the N.C. Department of…

Voting Rights

SCSJ, Common Cause File SCOTUS Brief to Counter NCGA’s Unprecedented Assault on Fair Districts, Freedom to Vote

Washington, D.C. (Mar. 2, 2022) —  The Southern Coalition for Social Justice and pro bono counsel with Hogan Lovells, on behalf of plaintiff Common Cause,…