Voting Rights

Voting Rights

Federal Courts Strikes Down North Carolina Congressional Plan as Unconstitutional Partisan Gerrymander

GREENSBORO, N.C.  – A federal three-judge panel for North Carolina’s Middle District has struck down North Carolina’s 2016 congressional plan as an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander.  …

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Virginia NAACP argues that election administration error harmed black voters

RICHMOND, Va. – The Virginia State Conference NAACP submitted an amicus brief today with the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in support of an…

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Judge Orders Winterville Election Results Stand

WINTERVILLE, N.C. – Wake County Superior Court Judge Paul Ridgeway decided from the bench on Friday, December 29, 2017, that the Pitt County Board of…

SCSJ files petition where local election certification is unlawfully overturned

WINTERVILLE, N.C. – Mr. Ricky Hines won a seat on the Winterville Town Council in November’s election.  However, at the urging of the staff of…

Dr. Kareem Crayton Hired as Interim Director for the Southern Coalition for Social Justice

DURHAM, N.C. – The Board of Directors for the Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ) has hired Kareem Crayton, J.D., Ph.D. to serve as the…

Special Master Releases Final Recommendations in NC Racial Gerrymandering Case

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Dr. Nathaniel Persily, the court-appointed Special Master tasked with reviewing the North Carolina’s 2017 redistricting plan, submitted a final set of recommendations…

Community Groups Add to Civil Rights Complaint Against Lee County School System

FORT MYERS, F.L. – The Lee County NAACP submitted an amended civil rights complaint to the U.S. Department of Education last week, pointing out that…

Special Master Ordered in North Carolina Racial Gerrymandering Case

GREENSBORO, N.C. – A federal three-judge panel has appointed a “special master” to “assist the Court in evaluating” the districts that Plaintiffs explained either failed…

Gerrymandering 101

By Rock the Vote’s Kosoko Jackson & The Southern Coalition for Social Justice This article originally appeared on Medium on October 2, 2017 The Supreme…

Objection Filed Against Unconstitutional Districts in New Legislative Redistricting Plan

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Plaintiffs in Covington v. North Carolina filed pleadings with North Carolina’s Middle District Court today, objecting to certain House and Senate districts…

Plaintiffs in Racial Gerrymandering Case Release Redistricting Plan

DURHAM, N.C. – The plaintiffs in Covington v. North Carolina submitted alternative redistricting plans earlier today to the legislative committees in charge of the redistricting…

Texas Federal Court Finds Discriminatory Intent in Congressional Maps

SAN ANTONIO, TX – The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas issued an opinion today in Perez v. Abbott, a case challenging…