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Amicus brief filed in Alabama redistricting case

This fall the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a redistricting case from Alabama that is likely to have implications for the constitutionality…

SCSJ Opposes Voter Suppression in Federal Court

Attorneys from the Southern Coalition for Social Justice, the ACLU Voting Rights Project, and the ACLU of North Carolina appeared in federal court this week…

SCSJ's Allison Riggs discusses voter suppression on the Rachel Maddow Show

On July 29, 2013 SCSJ staff attorney Allison Riggs appeared on the Rachel Maddow Show to discuss proposed voter suppression measures in North Carolina and…

Votes Not Counted: Mat's Story

Each post in SCSJ’s “Votes Not Counted” series tells the story of a person qualified to vote before the passage of North Carolina’s Monster Voter…

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 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…

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…

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…

Voter Suppression in NC continues

The North Carolina General Assemby recently passed a new set of voting rules that will disenfranchise an estimated 319,000 North Carolina voters, 30% of whom…

Will Texas’ History Of Intentional Race Discrimination Come Back To Haunt It?

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  TPMDC Will Texas’ History Of Intentional Race Discrimination Come Back To Haunt It? Sahil Kapur July 9, 2013, 7:19 AM Texas is…

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…

Wendy Davis: Brought To You By SCSJ's Redistricting Work

Click here to support SCSJ’s work! This week one of SCSJ’s redistricting cases made a real difference in the lives of women across the State…