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What’s at Stake: Fred
Fred Culp is a 78 year-old resident of Waxhaw, North Carolina. He is originally from South Carolina but has lived in North Carolina for the last…
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What’s at Stake: Terence
Terence is a 28-year-old resident of Charlotte, North Carolina. He moved to North Carolina from Mississippi to attend Shaw University. Terence was a student-athlete and…
Voting Rights
Plaintiffs Victory in Partisan Gerrymandering Case Shifts Focus Back to Supreme Court
The Supreme Court could hear case in the 2018-19 term in time for new maps in 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, a three-judge panel in…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, a three-judge panel in…
Criminal Justice
Statement Regarding Alamance County Voters Accused of Voting While Ineligible
GRAHAM, N.C. – Five voters represented by the Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ) charged with voting while ineligible accepted plea deals to lesser charges…
Voting Rights
Federal Voter Intimidation Case in Virginia Moves Forward
Judge denies motion to dismiss in LULAC of Richmond v. Public Interest Legal Foundation
ALEXANDRIA, V.A. – U.S. District Judge Liam O’Grady of the Eastern…
ALEXANDRIA, V.A. – U.S. District Judge Liam O’Grady of the Eastern…
Voting Rights
Statement from the Southern Coalition for Social Justice Regarding Changes to the Appearances of Proposed Constitutional Amendments on the 2018 General Election Ballot
RALEIGH, N.C. – The North Carolina General Assembly today passed House Bill 3, Ballot Designations/Referenda, during a hastily called special legislative session. If the measure…
Voting Rights
U.S. Supreme Court Again Sides with Plaintiffs Who Brought Racial Gerrymandering Challenge
Most of the court-ordered plan that includes Special Master’s districts to remain in place
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Supreme Court issued a per curiam …
Voting Rights
U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear North Carolina’s Partisan Gerrymandering Case at the Present
Rucho v. League of Women Voters of NC sent back to District Court for reconsideration
WASHINGTON D.C. — Following its decision last week clarifying the…
Voting Rights
U.S. Supreme Court Partisan Gerrymandering Ruling’s Impact on North Carolina
WASHINGTON D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court issued opinions on June 18, 2018, in two partisan gerrymandering cases, Gill v. Whitford (Wisconsin) and Besinek v.…
Voting Rights
SCSJ Condemns Reduction in Weekend Early Voting Opportunities, Calls for Veto of Changes
Changes target voting options preferred by African-American voters
RALEIGH, N.C. – With the passage of SB 325, the North Carolina General Assembly has approved changes…
Voting Rights
SCSJ challenges NC law that punishes returning citizens with felonies for voting while ineligible
On June 8, 2018, the Southern Coalition for Social Justice filed motions to dismiss on behalf of five clients in Alamance County who were charged…
Voting Rights
SCSJ Statement Regarding Proposed North Carolina Voter ID Constitutional Amendment
RALEIGH, N.C. – On June 7, 2018, North Carolina Speaker of the House Rep. Tim Moore introduced HB 1092, a constitutional amendment that would require…