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SCSJ RESPONDS TO AMICUS BRIEF FROM BIPARTISAN GROUP OF FORMER GOVERNORS CHALLENGING NC REDISTRICTING

Durham, N.C. (Nov. 29, 2021) — Former Governors Michael F. Easley (D-North Carolina), Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-California), Christine Todd Whitman (R-New Jersey), and William Weld (R-Massachusetts) on…

Voting Rights

SCSJ, NC NAACP Ask to Intervene in Lawsuit Attacking Black Voters in Caswell County

Yanceyville, N.C. (November 24, 2021) — The Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ), with pro bono counsel from Mayer Brown, moved to intervene on Wednesday…

Voting Rights

SCSJ, Civil Rights Groups File Federal Lawsuit to Block Racially Discriminatory Redistricting in Texas

Austin, T.X. (November 16, 2021) — Civil rights groups filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday, Fair Maps Texas Action Committee v. Abbott, challenging new Texas state legislative and…

Voting Rights

SCSJ, Voting Rights Groups Ask to Intervene in North Carolina Voter Purge Case

SCSJ: “We look forward to making our case that these purges represent yet another attempt to thwart the freedom to vote in North Carolina.” Durham,…

Voting Rights

BREAKING: CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS FILE STATE LAWSUIT OVER NORTH CAROLINA REDISTRICTING FAILURES

Raleigh, N.C. (Oct. 29, 2021) — Civil rights groups filed a state lawsuit today challenging the North Carolina Legislature’s process for drawing new N.C. House…

Voting Rights

SCSJ Calls on Lee County to Protect Black Voters in Redistricting Process

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 18, 2021
MEDIA CONTACT: Sailor Jones, sailor@scsj.org, 919-260-5906

Durham, N.C. (Oct. 18, 2021) — On Monday, Southern Coalition for Social Justice…

Voting Rights

SCSJ Sends Redistricting Concerns Letter to North Carolina General Assembly, 10.8.2021

SCSJ correspondence_NCGA redistricting_2021.10.08[2]Download…

Voting Rights

SCSJ Responds to Court of Appeals Decision Defending Voters Against Intimidation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 5, 2021

MEDIA CONTACT:
Gino Nuzzolillo, Communications Advocate, SCSJ, 402-415-4763, gino@scsj.org SCSJ: “We vow to keep fighting against election fraud conspiracies…

Voting Rights

Voting Rights Groups Applaud Judge’s Recommendation to Dismiss Lawsuit to Purge North Carolina Voters

SCSJ: “The court’s ruling sends a strong message that
efforts to purge voters will not be tolerated in the Tar Heel state.” FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:…

Voting Rights

Marian Lewin and Melvin Montford: N.C. counties should defy the ‘Big Lie,’ protect voters

Read SCSJ clients Melvin Montford, head of the North Carolina A. Philip Randolph Institute, and Marian Lewin, spokesperson for the League of Women Voters of…

Communications

#MapOurFuture: 2021 Redistricting in the South

BREAKING (10.29.2021)
CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS FILE STATE LAWSUIT OVER NORTH CAROLINA REDISTRICTING FAILURES. Learn more: scsj.org/ncnaacp The 2021 redistricting cycle has begun. The next 10…

Voting Rights

Texas Groups Join Regional Effort to Prepare Voters for Redistricting Process

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 22, 2021

Media Contact:
Sailor Jones, Communications Director, SCSJ, sailor@scsj.org, 919-260-5906
Fair Maps Texas, the Texas NAACP, and the League of…

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