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SCSJ, COMMON CAUSE TO APPEAL ‘DISAPPOINTING’ NC REDISTRICTING RULING

Three-judge panel upholds “intentional, pro-Republican partisan redistricting.” Raleigh, N.C. (Jan. 11, 2021) — A three-judge panel upheld North Carolina lawmakers’ partisan gerrymanders Tuesday despite calling…

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“Nefarious intent:” Closing arguments in NC redistricting trial highlight GOP efforts to entrench partisan control

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 6, 2022 Raleigh, N.C. (January 6, 2022) — North Carolina’s redistricting trial ended Thursday with closing statements from attorneys on both…

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NC Redistricting Trial, Day 3: Lawmaker admits secret maps used as “gameplan” for 2021 redistricting

Raleigh, N.C. (January 5, 2022) — A North Carolina lawmaker charged with drawing the state’s voting maps revealed he consulted “concept maps” previously undisclosed to…

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Maps ‘dilute racial opportunity:’ Experts highlight impacts of extreme gerrymandering as North Carolina redistricting trial continues

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 4, 2022 MEDIA CONTACTS:
Sailor Jones, sailor@scsj.org, 919-260-5906; SCSJ
Gino Nuzzolillo, gino@scsj.org, 402-415-4763; SCSJ
Melissa Boughton, melissa@scsj.org, 830-481-6901; SCSJ
Bryan Warner,…

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‘A systematic pro-Republican bias:’ Experts open North Carolina redistricting trial with evidence of extreme partisan gerrymandering

Raleigh, N.C. (January 3, 2022) — North Carolina’s redistricting trial kicked off Monday with expert testimony establishing the state’s Republican lawmakers used 2021 voting maps…

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Duke Energy Provides $25,000 Grant for SCSJ’s 2022 Justice System Reform Work

DURHAM, N.C. (December 21, 2021) — Duke Energy has awarded Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ) with a $25,000 grant to expand the educational and…

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VOTING RIGHTS GROUP JOINS NC REDISTRICTING CASE TO CHALLENGE GERRYMANDERED MAPS’ IMPACT ON BLACK VOTERS

UPDATE: On December 15, the Wake County Superior Court granted Common Cause’s motion to intervene in North Carolina League of Conservation Voters et al. and…

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BREAKING: CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS APPEAL TO N.C. SUPREME COURT TO ADDRESS LAWMAKERS’ REDISTRICTING FAILURES

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 7, 2021 MEDIA CONTACTS:
Sailor Jones, sailor@scsj.org, 919-260-5906
Gino Nuzzolillo, gino@scsj.org, 402-415-4763 Raleigh, N.C. (December 7, 2021) — Civil rights groups…

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Civil Rights Groups Appeal to N.C. Supreme Court to address Lawmakers’ Redistricting Failures

Raleigh, N.C. (December 7, 2021) — Civil rights groups appealed to the North Carolina Supreme Court on Monday to expedite their challenge of the North Carolina legislature’s process for drawing state legislative and Congressional voting maps.

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SCSJ Responds to Temporary Stay in North Carolina Candidate Filing

DURHAM, N.C. (Dec. 6, 2021) — Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ) responded Monday to an N.C. Court of Appeals order halting 2022 candidate filing…

Court Tosses Republican Effort to Attack Black Representation in Caswell County

Yanceyville, N.C. (December 4, 2021) — A superior court judge late Friday denied a motion for a preliminary injunction that would have blocked commissioners’ redistricting plans retaining…

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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…

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