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Coalition of Civic Organizations Sues North Carolina for Failing to Comply with Federal Voting Rights Obligations

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 15, 2015

Contacts
Michael McDunnah, Project Vote
202-905-1397 / mmcdunnah@projectvote.org

Hayley Home, Morrison Foerster
415-268-6021 / hhome@mofo.com

Donté…

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 1, 2015
CONTACT:
Dēmos: Donté Donald, 212-485-6012, ddonald@demos.org
Project Vote: Michael McDunnah, 202-905-1397, mmcdunnah@projectvote.org
The Southern Coalition for Social Justice: Allison…

Wake Voters Sue Over New County Commission Districts

For Immediate Release Contact: Beverley Clark, 919-247-4207
Anita Earls, 919-794-4198,
anita@scsj.org
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 25, 2015
Contact: Anita Earls, Southern Coalition for Social Justice 919-794-4198 (Office)

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Greensboro workshop focuses on cleaning up criminal records

This story was written by Amanda Lehmert and was originally published in the News & Record on Saturday, February 28, 2015.
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North Carolina State Court Allows Photo ID Challenge to Proceed to Trial

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