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SCSJ, Allies Demand Improved Voter ID Rules From State Board of Elections 

DURHAM, N.C. (Jan. 18, 2024) — Southern Coalition for Social Justice and its allies demanded improved, legally compliant voter photo ID rules in a letter…

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Black North Carolinians, voting rights groups file lawsuit against racially discriminatory NC electoral maps

RALEIGH, N.C. (Dec. 19, 2023) – North Carolina voters and nonpartisan voting rights groups filed a lawsuit in federal court today against the state legislature’s…

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Georgia Court Blocks Racially Gerrymandered Cobb County School Board Map

COBB COUNTY, Ga. (December 15, 2023) — In a win for Black and Latinx voters, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia…

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SCOTUS leaves racially gerrymandered Galveston County map in place for 2024 

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Dec. 12, 2023) — The U.S. Supreme Court has allowed a racially gerrymandered map to remain in place in Galveston County for the…

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UPDATE: District Court clears the way for new, remedial electoral map for Galveston County 

Updated Dec. 1, 2023 GALVESTON, Texas (Dec. 1, 2023) — The U.S. District Court of the Southern District of Texas has implemented a remedial map…

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Civil Rights Groups, Cobb County Voters Seek Injunction to Racially Discriminatory Map

COBB COUNTY, Ga. (Oct. 24, 2023) — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ), ACLU of Georgia, Lawyers’ Committee…

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Civil rights groups file lawsuit against youth voting restrictions 

DURHAM, N.C. (Oct. 17, 2023) — Senate Bill 747 (SB 747) is an unconstitutional burden on the fundamental right to vote for young North Carolinians,…

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Judge rules Galveston County must redraw discriminatory 2021 map

GALVESTON, TEXAS (Oct. 13, 2023) – Today, Judge Jeffrey V. Brown of the Southern District of Texas ruled in favor of civil rights groups’ argument…

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Partisan Aims Cannot Excuse Racial Gerrymandering

WASHINGTON, DC (October 10, 2023) — Party and race have been intricately intertwined in redistricting, with race and party many times serving as a proxy…

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TRIAL RECAP: Advocates, Experts Testify to Inconsistent Florida Redistricting Process 

TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA (Oct. 9, 2023) – As Common Cause et al. v. Byrd reached its conclusion this week, experts and advocates conveyed a singular message:…

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Civil rights advocates demand protection for Black voters in SC SCOTUS case

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Oct. 5, 2023) — The U.S. Supreme Court must uphold precedent and continue to prohibit racial discrimination in redistricting cases when it hears…

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North Carolina advocates call for lawful criteria in 2023 redraw of Congressional and state legislative voting maps 

RALEIGH (Oct. 4, 2023) – In an Oct. 3 letter, a coalition of more than 20 nonprofit and advocacy groups called for the North Carolina…