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Charlotte Police Body Cam Footage Illustrates Inappropriate, Unjustified Response in Steele Creek Arrest

CHARLOTTE (Dec. 13, 2023) — The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) released body camera footage this week from an arrest initially caught on a bystander’s video in November. During the arrest, CMPD officers are seen repeatedly punching and kneeing a woman. The highly anticipated video footage only lays bare how utterly inappropriate, unjustified, and reckless officers’ actions were…

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Montravias King brings national spotlight to NC student voter suppression

On August 22, 2013 The Rachel Maddow Show was devoted entirely to North Carolina voting rights issues. One of the major topics was SCSJ client…

Parents, Community Groups Challenge General Assembly’s Illegal Redistricting of Wake County School Board

August 22, 2013 Parents, Community Groups Challenge General Assembly’s Illegal Redistricting of Wake County School Board Contact: Anita Earls, Anita@southerncoalition.org; 919-323-3380 x 115
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SCSJ files appeal in college student voter suppression case

Today SCSJ filed an appeal with the North Carolina State Board of Elections challenging the Pasquotank County elections board’s decision barring Elizabeth City State University…

SCSJ client Montravias King featured on Rachel Maddow Show (twice)

On August 15, 2013 the Rachel Maddow Show dedicated a lengthy segment to evolving voter suppression efforts in North Carolina. One of the featured examples…

SCSJ commends Governor's veto of drug testing bill

Southern Coalition for Social Justice Commends Governor’s Veto of Drug Testing Bill On August 15 2013, North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory vetoed H.B. 392, a…

Pasquotank Candidate on Rachel Maddow 9PM August 15

Pasquotank Candidate and SCSJ client Montravias King is doing a phone interview on Rachel Maddow tonight!

The Pasquotank County Board of Elections on Tuesday barred…

NC gets tough on voter ID laws, but at whose expense?

This video of SCSJ client Alberta Currie originally aired on Tuesday, August 13 2013 on NBC Nightly News. http://www.nbcnews.com/id/3032619/ns/NBCNightlyNews/#52748601
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SCSJ charter school case raises statewide policy questions

http://www.ncpolicywatch.com/2013/08/14/private-turned-charter-school-raises-questions-of-access/ Private-turned-charter school raises questions of access Posted on 8/14/2013 by Lindsay Wagner Print This Article
The actions of a private-turned-charter school in Robeson County…

New NC voting law facing legal battle

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See video coverage of SCSJ’s press conference on the federal lawsuit challenging limits to early voting, ending same-day registration, and eliminating…

Chicago Tribune – NC governor signs tough new voting restrictions

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/sns-rt-us-usa-voting-northcarolina-20130812,0,4743965.story
North Carolina governor signs tough new voting restrictions
Marti Maguire Reuters
6:26 a.m. CDT, August 13, 2013
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) – North Carolina…

NC Voter ID law challenged in state court

Hillsborough, N.C. – The N.C. A. Philip Randolph Institute, League of Women Voters of North Carolina, and several individual voters have filed a lawsuit challenging…

North Carolina ushers in restrictive voting laws

http://tv.msnbc.com/2013/08/12/nc-governor-signs-sweeping-elections-bill-to-require-voter-id-and-cut-early-voting/ North Carolina ushers in restrictive voting laws Morgan Whitaker, @morganwinn 6:05 PM on 08/12/2013 Campaign volunteer Barbara Smalley-McMahan clutches her pad while attempting to…