Voting Rights

Voting Rights

Case Against Racially Gerrymandered Cobb County School Board Map to Move Forward 

ATLANTA, Ga. — A federal court judge on Friday agreed with voting rights groups representing impacted individuals and organizations in Cobb County that a lawsuit challenging…

Voting Rights

Major Victory for Voters with SCOTUS’ Rejection of Dangerous Attempt to Destroy Democracy

WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 27, 2023) — The U.S. Supreme Court handed voters a major victory today with its 6-3 ruling that state courts can review…

Voting Rights

U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Dangerous Attempt to Destroy Democracy

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court handed voters a major victory today with their ruling that state courts can review — and rectify —…

Communications

SCSJ Calls for End of Voting Law That Criminalizes Mistakes by Individuals with Felony Convictions

DURHAM — A group of pro-democracy plaintiffs have asked a federal court in the Middle
District of North Carolina to block a longstanding racist law…

Communications

SCSJ Celebrates Historic Victory in Allen v. Milligan 

ALABAMA — The U.S. Supreme Court reaffirmed the continued importance of the Voting Rights Act today in Allen v. Milligan by upholding a lower court’s…

Communications

SCSJ Condemns Voting Omnibus Bill as Blatant Disenfranchisement 

RALEIGH, NC – Southern Coalition for Social Justice condemns North Carolina Republicans’ sweeping omnibus elections bill as a coordinated attack on our state’s voting system…

Voting Rights

Filing: SCOTUS Should Rule in Major Voting Rights Case, Moore v. Harper

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The dispute over the fringe independent state legislature theory must be resolved by the U.S. Supreme Court in time to prepare maps,…

Voting Rights

NC Board of Elections Should Issue National Voter Registration Act Guidance to County Boards

During the 2022 election cycle, voter registration groups in North Carolina ran into a new problem: a shortage of paper copies of registration forms. Groups…

North Carolina Supreme Court Greenlights Partisan Gerrymandering, Racist Voter ID Law

RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina Supreme Court signaled today it will not provide a check on legislative efforts to discriminate against resident voters, vacating two…

Voting Rights

SCSJ Report: NC Needs Better Election Funding, Advocacy 

DURHAM, NC — With insights from 40 counties and 12 election officials, Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ) and the Harvard Ash Center for Democratic…

Voting Rights

NC Legislator Party Affiliation Switcheroo Yet Another Slap in Face of NC Voters

DURHAM, NC — Rep. Tricia Cotham, of Charlotte, announced today that she is switching her party affiliation from Democratic to Republican, subverting the will of…

Voting Rights

Galveston District Court Rejects Motion to Dismiss Racial Gerrymandering Case  

GALVESTON COUNTY, TEXAS – In a major win last week, a federal court in Texas refused to ignore Galveston County residents who said they were…