Voting Rights

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…

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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…

SCSJ's Allison Riggs talks student access to the ballot on WRAL

This story originally appeared on WRAL on March 25, 2014. Advocates say politics motivates moving polling places off campus   By Laura Leslie
Raleigh, N.C.…

Position Announcement: Staff Attorney with minimum 3-5 years complex civil litigation experience

Position Announcement: Staff Attorney with minimum 3-5 years complex civil litigation experience
The Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization founded…

Let My People Vote – the battle to end FL felon disenfranchisement

A recent protest in Florida brought new attention to an old problem: felon disenfranchisement. In many states, particularly in the South, people with felony convictions…

Voting Rights Hearing 2/21/14

Background: On August 12, 2013, The Southern Coalition for Social Justice, American Civil Liberties Union, and ACLU of North Carolina Legal Foundation filed a lawsuit…

Voter ID Is Not About Fraud; It Is About Voter Suppression

On January 16, Gene Berardelli wrote an article for IVN titled, “Hard evidence supports the need for Voter ID laws.” While this is a common…