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Voting Rights

SCSJ, Civil Rights Groups File Federal Lawsuit to Block Racially Discriminatory Redistricting in Texas

Austin, T.X. (November 16, 2021) — Civil rights groups filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday, Fair Maps Texas Action Committee v. Abbott, challenging new Texas state legislative and…

Voting Rights

BREAKING: CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS FILE STATE LAWSUIT OVER NORTH CAROLINA REDISTRICTING FAILURES

Raleigh, N.C. (Oct. 29, 2021) — Civil rights groups filed a state lawsuit today challenging the North Carolina Legislature’s process for drawing new N.C. House…

Voting Rights

SCSJ Calls on Lee County to Protect Black Voters in Redistricting Process

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 18, 2021
MEDIA CONTACT: Sailor Jones, sailor@scsj.org, 919-260-5906

Durham, N.C. (Oct. 18, 2021) — On Monday, Southern Coalition for Social Justice…

Voting Rights

SCSJ Responds to Court of Appeals Decision Defending Voters Against Intimidation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 5, 2021

MEDIA CONTACT:
Gino Nuzzolillo, Communications Advocate, SCSJ, 402-415-4763, gino@scsj.org SCSJ: “We vow to keep fighting against election fraud conspiracies…

Voting Rights

Voting Rights Groups Applaud Judge’s Recommendation to Dismiss Lawsuit to Purge North Carolina Voters

SCSJ: “The court’s ruling sends a strong message that
efforts to purge voters will not be tolerated in the Tar Heel state.” FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:…

Voting Rights

Texas Groups Join Regional Effort to Prepare Voters for Redistricting Process

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 22, 2021

Media Contact:
Sailor Jones, Communications Director, SCSJ, sailor@scsj.org, 919-260-5906
Fair Maps Texas, the Texas NAACP, and the League of…

Voting Rights

BREAKING: State Court Blocks NC’s Discriminatory Voter ID Law

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 17, 2021 MEDIA CONTACT:
Sailor Jones, Communications Director, 919-260-5906, media@scsj.org SCSJ: The ruling “sends a strong message that racial discrimination will not be…

Voting Rights

South Carolina Groups Join Regional Effort to Prepare Voters for Redistricting Process

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 10, 2021

Media Contacts:
Sailor Jones, Communications Director, SCSJ sailor@scsj.org, 919-260-5906
Mary Dell Hayes, Project Manager, SC Counts, marydellhayes@stopgapsolutionsmd.com, 803-730-7785 South…

Justice System Reform

BREAKING: Southern Coalition for Social Justice Responds to Passage of House Bill 805

SCSJ: “Politicians in Raleigh have made clear that they are willing to sacrifice the Constitutionally-guaranteed right to free speech“ DURHAM, N.C. (August 31, 2021) —…

Voting Rights

Hispanic Federation and Southern Coalition for Social Justice Announce Multi-State Bilingual Redistricting Academy

Series of map-drawing and advocacy trainings will empower Latino communities to fight state-led gerrymandering efforts across the country READ OUR JOINT PRESS RELEASE WITH HISPANIC…

Justice System Reform

Southern Coalition for Social Justice, Prison Policy Initiative Lead Anti-Prison Gerrymandering Campaign Throughout South

In collaboration with 14 Southern organizations, SCSJ targets 246 jurisdictions to advocate for an end to prison-based gerrymandering as 2020 Census data is released to…

Voting Rights

Southern Coalition for Social Justice Responds to Redistricting Data Release

SCSJ’s Allison Riggs: “We know the South is ready.” FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 12, 2021
MEDIA CONTACT: Sailor Jones, Communications Director, sailor@scsj.org, 919-260-5906 Durham, N.C.…

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