• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer
Southern Coalition for Social Justice

Southern Coalition for Social Justice

Partnering with communities of color and economically disadvantaged communities in the south to defend and advance their political, social and economic rights through the combination of legal advocacy, research, organizing and communications.

  • Home
  • About
    • Staff
    • Board of Directors
    • Employment Opportunities
  • News
  • Programs
    • Voting Rights
      • News
      • Featured Cases
      • Resources
    • Criminal Justice
      • News
      • Featured Cases
      • Resources
    • Youth Justice Project
      • News
      • Resources
  • Resources
    • Videos
    • Reports
    • Infographics
    • SCSJ-led Projects
  • Contact
  • Donate

Search Southern Coalition for Social Justice

Recent News

December 5, 2019

Plaintiffs in North Carolina Voter ID Lawsuit Seek Documents On Legislative Motivations Behind Challenged Law

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, Dec. 3, 2019 For media inquiries:Michelle Rashmrash@rlfcommunications.com336-553-1733 (office)336-823-5501 (mobile) Durham, N.C. — Plaintiffs in Holmes v. Moore, a lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s voter ID requirements (S.B. 824), filed a motion in Wake County Superior Court earlier today asking a judge to compel the General Assembly to release communications between legislators and General […]

Category iconPress Release,  Recent News,  Voting Rights

October 31, 2019

Southern Coalition for Social Justice Confirms Three New Board Members

Durham, N.C. — The Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ) is delighted to announce that Dr. Andra Gillespie, Lisa Jones and Susan Price will join its board of directors, effective immediately. All three of these dynamic women are exceedingly accomplished in their areas of expertise and have a great passion for social justice work and will help reinforce the SCSJ’s regional focus and further develop its expansive programming.

Category iconPress Release,  Recent News

October 16, 2019

SCSJ Celebrates Continued Progress in Winston-Salem Following Dept. of Education Complaint

SCSJ and community partners celebrate a win for students and parents of Ashley Elementary after a panel of the Winston-Salem City Council voted unanimously to recommend the sale of city-owned property that will serve as the site of a new school to replace Ashley Elementary. The recommendation is slated to go before the full City Council for consideration on October 21.

Category iconCommunity Organizing,  Recent News,  Youth Justice

October 1, 2019

The Southern Coalition Announces Meredith Horton As Deputy Executive Director

Durham, N.C.— The Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ) is proud to announce that Meredith Horton, a seasoned attorney and accomplished leader in the social justice community, will join the organization as its Deputy Executive Director. Meredith brings to this position more than 15 years of organizing, legal advocacy, program management and grant-making experience on a range of social justice issues. In this new role, Meredith will assume a portfolio of leadership responsibilities that include helping with organizational strategy, staff development, along with budget and operational systems. Her appointment begins October 21.

Category iconPress Release,  Recent News

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 24, 2019

North Carolina Voters Appeal Denial of Request to Put NC Voter ID Requirement on Hold Despite Allegations of Discrimination, Risk of Disenfranchisement

RALEIGH, N.C.  – Six North Carolina voters today filed a notice of appeal from a Wake County Superior Court decision denying their request to freeze enforcement of North Carolina’s Voter ID statute until a trial can be held on its constitutionality. A three-judge panel found last Friday that plaintiffs have sufficiently alleged that the voter […]

Category iconPress Release,  Recent News,  Voting Rights

July 21, 2019

Voters Strike Back and Win Settlement and Apology in Challenge to Voter Intimidation in Virginia

ALEXANDRIA, VA — Voters subjected to false accusations of felony voter fraud reached a settlement in their lawsuit against J. Christian Adams, a former member of the Pence-Kobach “Voter Fraud” Commission, and his organization, the Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF). According to the lawsuit, Mr. Adams and PILF unlawfully defamed and conspired to intimidate Virginia […]

Category iconPress Release,  Recent News,  Voting Rights

June 27, 2019

U.S. Supreme Court Rules Partisan Gerrymandering is Non-Justiciable

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in North Carolina’s partisan gerrymandering case that federal courts will have no role in reviewing partisan gerrymandering.  The 5-4 decision ruling in Rucho v. Common Cause determines that challenges to partisan discrimination in the redistricting process are nonjusticiable and North Carolina’s 2016 congressional plan will remain intact.  Allison Riggs, senior voting rights […]

Category iconPress Release,  Recent News,  Voting Rights

June 24, 2019

Wake County Litigants Applaud Adoption of Federal Court-Drawn Map for 2020 State House Elections

RALEIGH, N.C.  – The North Carolina General Assembly has approved a redistricting plan that reverts four state House Districts in Wake County (HD 36, 37, 40, and 41) to their configuration as they were drawn in 2011. The redraw was required by an order from a three-judge panel in Wake County Superior Court to remedy changes made […]

Category iconPress Release,  Recent News,  Voting Rights Tag iconCovington,  NAACP v. Lewis,  North Carolina Redistricting

May 14, 2019

Equal Justice Works Fellow Joins SCSJ to Support Justice-Involved Voters

The Southern Coalition for Social Justice welcomes Mitchell Brown, an Equal Justice Fellowship sponsored by the Ottinger Foundation. As part of the fellowship, Brown will focus on supporting citizens with felony records across the South who have completed their sentence to restore their right to vote and re-engage with the political process so that they […]

Category iconPress Release,  Recent News,  Voting Rights

May 2, 2019

Voting Rights Advocates Call for Federal Oversight of Future Redistricting in Texas

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (May 2, 2019) – In a remedial hearing today in a Texas redistricting case that began in 2011, a three-judge panel heard a request from the Texas NAACP and other plaintiffs to require the state’s future redistricting plans to first be cleared by the U.S. Department of Justice.  The brief, which included […]

Category iconPress Release,  Recent News,  Voting Rights

May 1, 2019

Voting Rights Groups Object to Rushed Redraw of Precincts by State Elections Board

RALEIGH, N.C. (May 1, 2019) — Voting rights groups are calling on the N.C. State Board of Elections (“State Board”) to stop efforts to redraw the state’s voting precincts by May 31, 2019. The Southern Coalition for Social Justice and Democracy North Carolina sent a letter to the State Board on Tuesday outlining how forcing […]

Category iconPress Release,  Recent News,  Uncategorized,  Voting Rights

April 25, 2019

Federal Court Order Now Requires Durham County to Comply with New Policies Regarding Youth Held in Custody

DURHAM, N.C. —  A federal judge has endorsed a settlement that requires separate facilities for youth and adults in Durham’s detention facilities.  The court order resolves a lawsuit brought by the family of 17-year-old Uniece Fennell after she took her own life in the Durham County Detention Facility (DCDF) in 2017. The order by U.S. District […]

Category iconPress Release,  Recent News,  Youth Justice

April 22, 2019

SCSJ Urges Tennessee Lawmakers to Abandon Pursuit of Unconstitutional Restrictions on Voter Registration Programs

Concerns swell over impact SB 0971 would have for registering eligible voters NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 22, 2019) – The Southern Coalition for Social Justice urged Tennessee lawmakers to abandon efforts that could lead to criminal and civil liabilities for civic organizations engaged in voter registration efforts.  The message came in the form of a letter […]

Category iconPress Release,  Recent News,  Voting Rights

March 26, 2019

SCSJ Takes Partisan Gerrymandering Case to the U.S. Supreme Court

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Arguments have concluded at the U.S. Supreme Court in Rucho v. League of Women Voters of North Carolina, a partisan gerrymandering challenge to North Carolina’s congressional plan that was consolidated with Rucho v. Common Cause.  In addition to the two North Carolina cases, the Supreme Court also heard arguments in a Maryland partisan gerrymandering challenge, Lamone […]

Category iconPress Release,  Recent News,  Voting Rights

March 21, 2019

Settlement of Case Involving Preventable Teen Suicide in Durham County Jail to Lead to Significant Policy Changes

DURHAM, N.C. – Two years after 17-year-old Uniece Fennell took her own life in the Durham County Detention Center, a lawsuit brought by her family has resulted in a settlement agreement containing significant policy changes and protections for youth detained and in the custody of the County.  The lawsuit and settlement agreement were filed simultaneously with […]

Category iconCriminal Justice,  Press Release,  Recent News

March 20, 2019

Dr. Kareem Crayton Named Permanent Executive Director of the Southern Coalition for Social Justice

DURHAM, N.C. – The Board of Directors for the Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ) has named Kareem Crayton, J.D., Ph.D. to serve as the organization’s permanent executive director.  Dr. Crayton has served as the organization’s interim director since January 2018. “We are proud to name Dr. Kareem Crayton as the Executive Director of our organization,” […]

Category iconPress Release,  Recent News

March 15, 2019

SCSJ’s Allison Riggs Chosen as Oralist in North Carolina’s Partisan Gerrymandering Case

Case marks the second argument for the Southern Coalition for Social Justice at the U.S. Supreme Court WASHINGTON, D.C. – Plaintiffs in Rucho v. League of Women Voters of North Carolina (LWVNC) will be represented by Allison Riggs, senior voting rights attorney at the Southern Coalition for Social Justice, when the case is argued before the U.S. Supreme […]

Category iconPress Release,  Recent News

  • Go to page 1
  • Go to page 2
  • Go to page 3
  • Interim pages omitted …
  • Go to page 27
  • Go to Next Page »

Footer

Contact

1415 West Highway 54, Suite 101
Durham, NC 27707
info@southerncoalition.org
office: 919-323-3380
fax: 919-323-3942
Map

Key Links

About
Donate
Most Recent 990
Staff
Board

The Latest

This story took quite a turn.... #PlotTwist #ncpol twitter.com/shofelle…

About 3 days ago

Yesterday we filed a motion challenging the #NCGA’s legislative privilege asking for documentation related to the passage of a discriminatory voter ID law. bit.ly/2Pldkil

About 3 days ago

Consider a donation to help advance voting rights and social justice on this #GivingTuesday - every little bit helps support our work southerncoalition.or…

About 6 days ago

The work we do is possible through the support of wonderful organizations like @AJFfoundation .... Thankful for all that you do! twitter.com/AJFfound…

About 2 weeks ago

Congressional redistricting #NCGA style, 2019: When the effort to “fix” a gerrymander becomes a fiasco. #ncpolitics wfae.org/post/nc-law…

About 3 weeks ago

Follow @scsj
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
Copyright © 2019 Southern Coalition for Social Justice · All Rights Reserved · Website by Tomatillo Design