Removing Barriers to Employment
Jasmyn Prioleau was a 20-something when she had a run-in with the law, and said she didn’t think about the lifelong consequences – although the…
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SCSJ Attorney Testifies Before NC House Elections Committee on Voter ID
The Southern Coalition for Social Justice was invited to speak to the North Carolina House Elections Committee, specifically to offer relevant information and answer questions…
Why the Voting Rights Act Makes Sense
On February 1st the Southern Coalition of Social Justice filed an amicus brief in Shelby County v. Holder on behalf of numerous political science and…
SCSJ's Client Eva Foster Seeks Justice
Eva Foster, 87, a jazz legend and well-respected member of the community in Greensboro, is supported by the Beloved Community Center and other groups as…
Immigration Charges Officially Dropped for Buen Pastor Families
Late last week 22 members of the Buen Pastor Church received final confirmation that the Department of Homeland Security is no longer seeking to have them deported. They had been stopped and detained by Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) in Lake Charles, Louisiana on April 15, 2010, on their return home from Holy Week festivities in Houston, Texas. The church members were awaiting their deportation when they received the news that their cases had been closed.
They were subjected to civil rights and due process violations throughout their interaction with CBP including racial profiling, threats to place their children in foster care and mockery for their religious dress. Five of those involved in the proceedings were under 18.
Case closed: Two years later, remaining Buen Pastor defendants free of deportation threat
It was Easter weekend in 2010 when members of a small Hispanic church, Iglesia Buen Pastor, while returning from a religious exercise in Texas, were…
SCSJ hires first Deputy Director!
SCSJ hires first Deputy Director- taking a major step in building its capacity to help in the battle against racism and oppression in the South. Please read the attached press release for the new Deputy Director.
National NAACP Releases Statement Praising DC Court’s Invalidation of TX Redistricting Plans Under Section 5 of the VRA
Attached file/s:
NAACP Redistricting statement.pdf…
NAACP Redistricting statement.pdf…
Federal Court Finds Texas Voting Maps Discriminatory
HOUSTON — A federal court in Washington ruled on Tuesday that political maps drawn by the Republican-controlled Legislature in Texas discriminated against minority voters, a…
Racial Justice Act supporters push to sustain veto of new bill
Death penalty opponents and advocates of the state’s Racial Justice Act have embarked on an intense petition drive, letter-writing and email campaign, targeting five Democrats…
Redistricting lawsuits move on
RALEIGH — A pair of lawsuits challenging North Carolina’s new Republican-penned boundaries for congressional and legislative seats can move forward, a three-judge panel said Monday.…
Judge Hears Arguments in NC Voting Maps Challenge
From A three judge panel argument challenging the legality of voting district maps drawn last year by the Republican-controlled legislature.
A three judge panel argument…