Justice System Reform

Justice System Reform

U.S. Citizen Represented by Civil Rights Groups Files Federal Claims After Violent Immigration Stop in Charlotte

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (March 3, 2026) — Today, Willy Wender Aceituno, a U.S. citizen, took steps to sue the U.S. government and filed federal damages claims…

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Five Individuals Launch Class Action Lawsuit Over Warrantless Immigration Arrests in North Carolina

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Feb. 24, 2026) — A lawsuit was filed today on behalf of five individuals — and a class of similarly situated people —…

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Charges Dropped against UNCG Student, Partner After Violent Arrest

GREENSBORO, N.C. (Jan. 21, 2026) — Criminal charges against UNC-Greensboro (UNCG) student Alisia Rea, 22, and her partner, Quinten Thomas, 24, were voluntarily dismissed today…

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An Update on Edenton Confederate Monument, SCSJ’s Related Case

In early 2025, Southern Coalition for Social Justice filed a lawsuit in Chowan County Superior Court on behalf of five Eastern North Carolina residents alleging…

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Statement: North Carolina Needs Real Safety Solutions, Not Harsher Punishment

DURHAM, N.C. (Sept. 23, 2025) — Southern Coalition for Social Justice is committed to advancing justice and building safe, thriving communities. We reject the outdated…

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Charges Dropped Against NCCU Students from Housing Protest 

DURHAM, N.C. (Sept. 23, 2025) — Criminal charges against three people who were arrested during an April campus protest over North Carolina Central University’s (NCCU)…

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Settlement Reached in Abrams Lawsuit, Securing Important Parole Reforms for People Sentenced as Children 

RALEIGH, N.C. (Sept. 16, 2025) — Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ) has reached a settlement with the North Carolina Parole Commission that will implement…

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Racial Equity Report Cards Reveal Stark Disparities Persist for Black Students in NC Schools

DURHAM, N.C. (Sept. 10, 2025) – While North Carolina classrooms have been open for about a month, Southern Coalition for Social Justice’s (SCSJ) 2023–24 Racial…

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Innocent Greenville Man to Have Day in Court After 16 Years Behind Bars

GREENVILLE, N.C. (August 12, 2025) — James Richardson, an innocent North Carolina man wrongfully convicted for the murders of two people nearly two decades ago…

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Settlement Reached in Federal Lawsuit Over CPCC Transparency, Campus Bans 

UPDATE (July 17, 2025) — CPCC is in the process of fulfilling the public records requests associated with this case. Anyone can access those records…

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Court Orders Full Release of Police Bodycam Footage from NCCU Protest Arrests 

UPDATE (July 17, 2025) — SCSJ has made the police bodycam footage accessible to the public here. DURHAM, N.C (June 11, 2025) — A Durham…

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States, Local Community Filings Argue DOJ Violence Prevention Cuts Will Destroy Community Safety

WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 9, 2025) —  Late Friday night, three separate groups filed amicus curiae briefs in support of litigation challenging the DOJ’s cuts to…