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September 30, 2019

SCSJ Represents Democracy North Carolina in Amicus Brief Urging State Court to Reject State’s Proposed Remedy Maps

Late Friday, the Southern Coalition for Social Justice submitted an amicus brief on behalf of Democracy North Carolina urging a three-judge state court panel in Common Cause v. Lewis to reject the “remedial” State Senate and House redistricting plans enacted by the General Assembly a little over a week ago. SCSJ and Democracy NC argued that those plans fail to eliminate the partisan bias that led the court to invalidate the prior plans as unconstitutional partisan gerrymanders.

Category iconPress Release,  Recent News,  Uncategorized,  Voting Rights Tag iconDemocracy NC,  gerrymandering,  remedial maps,  voting rights

July 31, 2017

North Carolina’s Middle Court Orders New Legislative Maps Drawn by September 1

Greensboro, N.C. — A panel of three federal court judges has ordered the North Carolina General Assembly to redraw legislative maps by September 1, 2017 in order to remedy the unconstitutional and racially gerrymandered districts found in the Covington v. North Carolina case.  Legislative leaders had requested until November 15 to enact new maps, despite […]

Category iconPress Release,  Recent News,  Voting Rights Tag icongerrymandering,  racial gerrymandering,  voting rights

September 15, 2016

SCSJ Files Amicus Brief at the U.S. Supreme Court in Virginia’s Racial Gerrymandering Case

September 15, 2016     Amicus Brief Filed at the U.S. Supreme Court in Virginia’s Racial Gerrymandering Case Race was a factor when lawmaker drew legislative districts WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Southern Coalition for Social Justice filed an amicus brief yesterday afternoon in support of plaintiffs in Bethune-Hill v. Virginia State Board of Elections. In […]

Category iconPress Release,  Recent News,  Voting Rights Tag icongerrymandering,  virginia,  voting rights

August 11, 2016

Federal judges order NC to redraw racially gerrymandered legislative districts

  DURHAM, N.C. — Voters and voting rights advocates won a major court victory today in North Carolina, where three federal judges unanimously found that 28 of the state’s legislative districts are racially gerrymandered and must be redrawn after the November 2016 election. The three-judge court in the Middle District of North Carolina found that […]

Category iconPress Release,  Recent News,  Voting Rights Tag icongerrymandering,  racial gerrymandering,  voter suppression,  voting,  voting rights

August 9, 2016

Judge orders remedial actions in Wake County redistricting case

Raleigh, NC — This morning, August 9, a judge overseeing the Wake County redistricting case ordered a series of actions to resolve the unconstitutional redistricting for the Wake County Board of Commissioners and the Wake County School Board. The following is the list of actions to correct the situation, as ordered by the judge. County […]

Category iconPress Release,  Recent News,  Voting Rights Tag icongerrymandering,  voter suppression,  voting,  voting maps,  voting rights

April 9, 2015

Wake Voters Sue Over New County Commission Districts

For Immediate Release                                                                                                    Contact: Beverley Clark, […]

Category iconPress Release,  Recent News,  Voting Rights Tag iconDistrict 4,  gerrymandering,  North Carolina,  North Carolina Redistricting,  Raleigh Wake Citizens Association,  redistricting,  Sue,  voter suppression,  Wake County,  Wake County Board of County Commissioners

June 17, 2014

Redistricting Principles Endorsed

SCSJ Endorses Redistricting Principles For a More Perfect Union On June 17, 2014 Common Cause released a set of Redistricting Principles For a More Perfect Union. These ten principles lay out a path toward a more fair and practical redistricting system for future elections. Civic engagement and social justice groups from around the country have […]

Category iconRecent News,  Voting Rights Tag iconCommon Cause,  gerrymandering,  redistricting

June 12, 2014

Anita Earls on 'To The Point'

SCSJ Executive Director Anita Earls appeared on ‘To The Point,’ discussing evidence of voter suppression and the ongoing need for a strong Voting Rights Act. Fifty years after the Civil Rights Movement, there’s new controversy over the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The US Supreme Court has ruled that it’s out of date. Now, some […]

Category iconRecent News,  Uncategorized,  Voting Rights Tag iconAnita Earls,  gerrymandering,  redistricting,  To The Point,  Voting Rights Act

April 7, 2014

Appeal opposes Wake School Board Redistricting Plan

Appeal Opposes Wake County School Board Redistricting Plan FOR IMMEDIATE  RELEASE Contact: Anita Earls, anita@scsj.org, (919) 323-3380 x 115 WAKE COUNTY, NC – Today the Southern Coalition for Social Justice, on behalf of thirteen Wake County citizens and two community organizations, appealed the decision of Judge Terrence W. Boyle dismissing their challenge to the North […]

Category iconPress Release,  Recent News,  Voting Rights Tag icongerrymandering,  one person one vote,  redistricting,  Wake County

January 3, 2014

NC Redistricting Battle Moves to State Supreme Court

On Monday, January 6, 2014 the Southern Coalition for Social Justice will present oral arguments before the North Carolina Supreme Court, urging the court to find that the 2011 redistricting maps are unconstitutional and racially discriminatory. During the summer 2013 trial, the Southern Coalition for Social Justice represented several statewide nonpartisan groups seeking to overturn […]

Category iconRecent News,  Uncategorized,  Voting Rights Tag icongerrymandering,  NC Supreme Court,  oral arguments,  racial gerrymandering,  redistricting,  Uncategorized,  votingrights

December 11, 2013

Gerrymandering: "American Horribleness" right here at home

On December 10, 2013, The Daily Show ran a piece on election gerrymandering called “American Horribleness.” The Daily Show Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes,The Daily Show on Facebook   While gerrymandering of voting districts is an issue at the national level as discussed in the skit, it is also an issue in state and […]

Category iconRecent News,  Voting Rights Tag iconCivic Engagement,  Daily Show,  gerrymandering,  redistricting,  voting rights

October 18, 2013

NC redistricting foes again seek to remove Newby

(NOTE: SCSJ represents nonpartisan civil rights plaintiff groups in this lawsuit) By GARY D. ROBERTSON — Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — Opponents of the new boundaries for North Carolina General Assembly and congressional seats are again asking the state Supreme Court to force an associate justice to recuse himself from coming arguments on the maps’ […]

Category iconUncategorized Tag icon2010 Census and Redistricting,  gerrymandering,  Newby,  North Carolina,  racial gerrymandering,  redistricting

October 11, 2013

What is racial gerrymandering and why should I care?

Recently Slate writer David Weigel wrote a detailed article discussing the effects of racial gerrymandering on politics in North Carolina, one of the states where SCSJ is deeply engaged in voting rights work. In addressing redistricting issues in North Carolina, Weigel writes that the state underwent a 2011 redistricting overhaul at the hands of a […]

Category iconRecent News,  Voting Rights Tag icon2010 Census and Redistricting,  Allison Riggs,  Florida,  gerrymandering,  North Carolina,  redistricting,  Tennessee,  Texas,  voting,  voting rights,  Wendy Davis

August 22, 2013

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   WAKE COUNTY, NC – Today the Southern Coalition for Social Justice, on behalf of thirteen Wake County citizens and two community organizations, filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging Senate Bill […]

Category iconPress Release,  Recent News,  Voting Rights Tag iconCivic Engagement,  Education,  gerrymandering,  NC,  one person one vote,  redistricting,  School Board,  Vote,  Wake County

July 8, 2013

Discriminatory redistricting maps upheld; SCSJ vows to appeal to NC Supreme Court

The Southern Coalition for Social Justice represented several statewide nonpartisan groups seeking to overturn racially packed voting districts in North Carolina through a series of cases known as Dickson v. Rucho and NAACP v. NC. On July 8, 2013, a three-judge panel in North Carolina state court unanimously rejected all challenges to the 2011 redistricting plans for […]

Category iconPress Release,  Voting Rights Tag icon2010 Census and Redistricting,  Civic Engagement,  gerrymandering,  Media,  NC,  North Carolina,  redistricting,  voting,  voting rights

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