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Southern Coalition for Social Justice is fighting alongside Black, Brown and low-income people for healthy environments, a fair justice system, and the fearless defense of voting rights.

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Voting Rights

Proposed Polling Site Rules Could Silence Voter Advocates at Polls

RALEIGH, N.C. (June 8, 2026) — The ACLU of North Carolina (ACLU-NC) and Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ) are urging the State Board of Elections to reject rules it’s considering that would […]

Voting Rights Groups Will Appeal Ruling on DeSantis Partisan Map

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Voting Rights

Common Cause, et al v. Ron Desantis, et al.

Primer on Closed Landfills in North Carolina

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Environmental Justice

Primer on Closed Landfills in North Carolina

Our Work

We are committed to protecting and advancing social justice in the South through legal advocacy, research, and communications.

Focus Areas

Justice System Reform

Voting Rights

Environmental Justice

Recent News

Early voting site

Voting Rights

Columbus County Moving to Eliminate Nearly All Early Voting Sites

Hilary Harris Klein, Senior Counsel for Voting Rights at Southern Coalition for Social Justice speaking at the meeting on Monday.

Voting Rights

Community Successfully Defends Fair Representation for Bladen County

Voting Rights Groups Will Appeal Ruling on DeSantis Partisan Map

Voting Rights

Voting Rights Groups Will Appeal Ruling on DeSantis’ Partisan Map 

Voting Rights

SCSJ Urges State Board of Elections to Protect Voters from Baseless Photo ID Challenges 

Our Cases

We go to court across the South, covering Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.

Amanda Wallace

Justice System Reform

Durham County v. Amanda Wallace

Southern Coalition for Social Justice represented Ms. Amanda Wallace during a day-long hearing in Durham County District Court.

Justice System Reform

Family Policing in Person County

SCSJ is supporting community members in Person County, North Carolina, who are fighting for accountability, transparency, and the rights of families to stay together.

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Environmental Justice

The Hairston Clan, et al. v. Stokes County

Community groups and Walnut Cove, NC, residents are challenging the decision of their County Board of Commissioners to rezone approximately 1,845 acres of residential-agricultural land on the Dan River to heavy industrial use.

Our Cases

We go to court across the South, covering Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.

Amanda Wallace

Durham County v. Amanda Wallace

Southern Coalition for Social Justice represented Ms. Amanda Wallace during a day-long hearing in Durham County District Court.

Family Policing in Person County

SCSJ is supporting community members in Person County, North Carolina, who are fighting for accountability, transparency, and the rights of families to stay together.

Inside of a data center server room

The Hairston Clan, et al. v. Stokes County

Community groups and Walnut Cove, NC, residents are challenging the decision of their County Board of Commissioners to rezone approximately 1,845 acres of residential-agricultural land on the Dan River to heavy industrial use.

The South got something to say.

We go wherever the fight takes us to make sure Black, Brown, and low-income people across the South are heard in the halls of power. 

NCCU students and faculty celebrate with SCSJ attorneys

Missing Voters in Alabama

Stand Up Mobile, Southern Coalition for Social Justice, and Dēmos set the record straight regarding access to the ballot in Alabama.