Category: Voting Rights

Judge Jefferson Griffin in front of the the NC Supreme Court

Voting Rights

Statement on Judge Jefferson Griffin Conceding NC Supreme Court Race

RALEIGH, N.C (May 7, 2025) — Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ) and Forward Justice have issued the following statement about Judge Jefferson Griffin’s concession…

Voting Rights

Statement on NC Supreme Court Decision in Griffin Election Protests

RALEIGH, N.C (April 11, 2025) — Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ) and Forward Justice has issued the following statement concerning the North Carolina Supreme…

Excerpt from Griffin Election Challenge appeal decision letter collaged on top of images of citizens protesting Griffin's claims.

Voting Rights

NC Court of Appeals Order Threatens 60,000 Votes in Griffin Election Challenge

RALEIGH, N.C (April 4, 2025) — The North Carolina Court of Appeals issued a ruling today — four months post-election — commanding the State and…

gerrymandered districts in background of gavel and files

Voting Rights

Texas Advocates Shift Focus After Racial Gerrymandering Case Dismissed

EL PASO, Texas (March 25, 2025) — A coalition of Texas voting and civil rights advocates announced this week they will not continue to pursue…

Louisiana Congressional District 6 highlighted on the state with voter buttons in the top right corner

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Group of Nation’s Civil Rights Attorneys Urges SCOTUS to Keep Voting Rights Act Intact

Washington, D.C. (March 21, 2025) — On the heels of the 60th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday, the United States Supreme Court will hear Louisiana v.…

NC voters stand outside the Wake County courthouse to demonstrate their opposition to Griffin's election protest.

Voting Rights

Voting and Civil Rights Groups Urge Appeals Court to Protect NC Voters

Invalidating 60,000 votes infringes on North Carolinians’ fundamental right to vote.   RALEIGH, N.C. (Feb. 28, 2025) — Discounting the choices of more than 60,000…

Vote by mail ballot ripped in half to symbolize N.C. Supreme Court candidate Judge Jefferson Griffin’s attempt to disenfranchise more than 60,000 voters.

Voting Rights

Voting and Civil Rights Groups Urge Court to Protect NC Voters

RALEIGH, N.C. (Feb. 3, 2025) — A broad coalition of nonpartisan civic engagement groups and more than two dozen North Carolina voters filed an amicus …

Voting Rights

Louisiana Historians Urge U.S. Supreme Court to Allow Congressional Map with Second Majority-Black District

DURHAM, N.C. (Dec. 27, 2024) – A group of historians in Louisiana is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a lower court’s decision to…

voter purging, voter registration application ripped

Voting Rights

NC NAACP, Impacted Voters Urge State Board to Dismiss NC Election Protests

DURHAM, N.C. (Dec. 6, 2024) — The North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP and two impacted voters, Bertha Leverette and Jackson Sailor Jones, urged…

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Statement from the Voting Rights Working Group: Civil Rights Organizations Stand Ready to Protect and Support Voters During the 2024 General Election Cycle

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Oct. 30, 2024) — With the 2024 general elections well underway, we are working to ensure voters can cast their ballots and that…

Military members filling out their mail-in ballots

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Military Voting Rights Groups Applaud N.C. Court’s Order Protecting Overseas Voters

The case stems from RNC’s attempt to question voting eligibility of some overseas voters. DURHAM, N.C. (Oct. 30, 2024) – Two nonpartisan groups focused on…

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Civil Rights Groups, Voters Celebrate Decision in Dangerous Voter Purge Case

DURHAM, N.C. (Oct. 29, 2024) — Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ), the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Mayer Brown, the North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, as well as Sailor Jones and Bertha Leverette release the following statement on the 4th Circuit’s ruling in Republican National Committee v. North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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