Voting Rights

Redistricting Principles Endorsed

SCSJ Endorses Redistricting Principles For a More Perfect Union On June 17, 2014 Common Cause released a set of Redistricting Principles For a More Perfect…

Anita Earls on 'To The Point'

SCSJ Executive Director Anita Earls appeared on ‘To The Point,’ discussing evidence of voter suppression and the ongoing need for a strong Voting Rights Act.…

SCSJ, ACLU Ask Federal Court to Put N.C. Voter Suppression Law on Hold

Southern Coalition for Social Justice, ACLU Ask Federal Court to Put N.C. Voter Suppression Law on Hold for Midterm Election
May 20, 2014
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.…

First voter engagement convening successful

Ignited by the June 2013 US Supreme Court decision invalidating Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act and subsequently ratified state-based voter suppression laws, The…

More progress in NC voting rights case

More progress in NC voting rights case Late in the afternoon on May 15, 2014 U.S. District Court Judge Schroeder upheld a magistrate’s ruling ordering…

NC Voting Rights: Judge says NC lawmakers can't ignore subpoenas

RALEIGH, N.C. — A federal trial judge declined Thursday to side with North Carolina lawmakers who believe they are not required to provide documents to…

SCSJ's Allison Riggs discusses voter suppression on the Rachel Maddow Show

On July 29, 2013 SCSJ staff attorney Allison Riggs appeared on the Rachel Maddow Show to discuss proposed voter suppression measures in North Carolina and…

Give Local America lets you help SCSJ TWICE as much!

You support social justice issues like voting rights, criminal justice reform, environmental justice, and human rights – and you’re not alone! We do too. Right…

Appeal opposes Wake School Board Redistricting Plan

Appeal Opposes Wake County School Board Redistricting Plan
FOR IMMEDIATE  RELEASE
Contact: Anita Earls, anita@scsj.org, (919) 323-3380 x 115
WAKE COUNTY, NC – Today the…

Attorney: NC photo ID wouldn't stop 2-state voting

Attorney: NC photo ID wouldn’t stop 2-state voting By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press April 3, 2014
RALEIGH, N.C. — Data suggesting potential voter fraud…

Free symposium explores our progress since the Civil Rights Act of 1964

The Dawn of a New Fulfillment: Equal Justice Under the Law 50 Years after the 1964 Civil Rights Act
On April 11, 2014 you are…

Federal Court Orders N.C. Lawmakers to Release E-Mail Related to Passage of State's Sweeping Voter Suppression Law

Federal Court Orders N.C. Lawmakers to Release E-Mail Related to Passage of State’s Sweeping Voter Suppression Law FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 27, 2014
CONTACT:
Shoshannah…