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…
Our country was founded on principles of equal opportunity, basic human rights and justice. As a nation, we have overcome social problems using both individual…
With SCSJ attorneys in federal court hearings this week fighting against North Carolina’s voter suppression laws and the second Clean Slate Clinic in Durham quickly…
A sampling of Criminal Justice Initiative media coverage from May – early July 2014.
Daryl Atkinson receives White House “Champions of Change” award on…
In March of 1965, the Selma-to-Montgomery march began with hopes of creating voting equality. Hundreds of civil rights activists and demonstrators attempted to march from…
On Monday, July 7, Southern Coalition for Social Justice’s Allison Riggs will partner with the American Civil Liberties Union to present arguments in federal court…
In late 2013 the North Carolina Court of Appeals issued opinions on three juvenile delinquency cases that merit highlighting:
• In re J.L.H., 2013 N.C. App.…
White House Honors Champion of Change Daryl Atkinson
On Monday, June 30, 2014 the White House honored local “Champions of Change” who are doing extraordinary…