Press Releases
General
- February 24th, 2023 - Forward Justice Letter to the Department of Justice on Raleigh County West Virginia Southern Regional Jail Conditions
- February 9, 2023 - Forward Justice Statement on HB40
- October 27, 2022 - North Carolina NAACP, Columbus County NAACP Renews Call for the U.S. Department of Justice to Intervene in Columbus County as Jody Greene Remains on the Ballot, Despite Resignation
- October 17, 2022 - North Carolina NAACP Formally Requests the U.S. Department of Justice Intervene in Columbus County after Racist Rant from Sherif
- July 15, 2021 - NC CopWatch Website Launch
- January 7, 2020 - Capitol Hill Statement
- June 3, 2020 - Forward Justice Statement of Solidarity
Unlock Our Vote Campaign
- April 26, 2022 - Newest Court Order in North Carolina’s Felony Disenfranchisement Case Puts Advocates One Step Closer to Restoring Voting Rights to People with Past Felony Convictions
- March 29, 2022 - In a Historic Win for Voting Rights Advocates, North Carolina Superior Court Makes a Ruling Granting the Right to Vote to Over 56,000 North Carolinians
- September 11, 2021 - North Carolina Supreme Court Confirms that Voters Who Registered from August 23 to September 3 who are on Felony-Based Community Supervision Must be Allowed to Vote
- September 3, 2021 - Civil Rights Groups Prepare to take the Historic CSI V. Moore Voting Rights Case to the North Carolina Supreme Court in the Continued Fight for Democracy
- August 10, 2021 - Trial Begins Monday in Civil Rights Groups’ Historic Lawsuit to Restore Voting Rights to Over 50,000 people and End Felony Disenfranchisement of North Carolinians on Community Supervision
- September 4, 2020 - NC Court Grants Summary Judgment, finding that States’ Disenfranchisement Law Violates the State Constitution
- May 11, 2020 - Civil Rights Groups File Summary Judgment Motion in Case to Restore Voting Rights to Nearly 60,000 North Carolinians Ahead of the November Election
- November 20, 2019 - Community Success Initiative, Justice Served NC, INC., NC NAACP File Historic Rights Restoration Legal Challenge Seeking to Restore More than 70,000 North Carolinians to the Rolls
Season of Democracy Campaign
- November 20, 2022 -NC lawsuit on political power hampered by lost emails, delayed by procedure, lawyers say
- November 3, 2022 - Reentry and Voting Rights Groups Request the NC State Board of Elections Issue Clear Guidance to the Public and Elections Officials to Combat Misinformation and Fear for Newly Re-enfranchised Voters
- August 19, 2022 - North Carolina Supreme Court rules that racially gerrymandered legislature does NOT have unlimited authority to change NC’s Constitution
- June 23, 2022 - U.S. Supreme Court Allows North Carolina Legislators to Intervene in Federal Voter ID Case, Restarting the Fight to Protect Voting Rights Under the Federal Constitution and the Voting Rights Act
- December 23, 2021 - North Carolina Supreme Court Issues Order Bringing Transparency to the Process Used to Assess Judicial Conflicts of Interest
- December 2, 2020 - Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Issues Ruling on Voter ID Injunction: Photo Voter ID Still Enjoined in NC
- January 3, 2020 - Today Marks A Moment of Truth For the State of North Carolina: NC NAACP Stands Firm In Moral Fight Against All Voter Suppression in North Carolina
- February 22, 2019 - Court Voids Two Constitutional Amendments
COVID-19 Decarceration Efforts
- February 25, 2020 - Civil Rights Organizations Announce Settlement Agreement Securing at least 3,500 Early Releases from State Prisons in COVID-19 Lawsuit
- December 4, 2020 - N.C. Court Appoints Special Master to Oversee Protections for People Incarcerated During the Pandemic
- August 19, 2020 - Groups Call on Court to Enforce Protections for People Incarcerated During Pandemic
- [OP-ED] The Moral — and legal — case for emptying NC prisons.
- April 15, 2020 - Forward Justice Supports Durham DA Satana Deberry’s Efforts to Protect Incarcerated People From COVID-19
- April 8, 2020 - Civil Rights Groups File Emergency Lawsuit to Demand State Officials Protect Incarcerated People From COVID-19
- March 19, 2020 - Groups Urge Officials to Reduce and Protect Incarcerated Population Amidst Coronavirus Outbreak
FJ in the News
Unlock Our Vote Campaign
- NC Policy Watch: Voting advocates continue to spread word on re-enfranchisement of those on probation or parole
- ReCity Network JUST Podcast: The Controversial Reality of Voter Suppression
- Factually! with Adam Conover Podcast: The Fight for the Right to Vote with Daryl Atkinson
- WRAL-TV: Editorial: Felons who've served their prison time should be able to vote after release
- Facing South: Poverty continues to prevent many ex-felons from voting
- The Charlotte Observer: Some, but not all, felons win back the right to vote in NC 2020 elections
- Spectrum News One: Group Fights for Second Chance at Voting Rights
- WNCT CBS-9: Online Originals: North Carolina Court finds a felon disenfranchisement rule “unconstitutional”
Season of Democracy Campaign
Photo Voter ID
- WFAE 90.7: Judge Rules NC Photo ID, Income Tax Amendments Are Unconstitutional
- Associated Press: Judge strikes down North Carolina voter ID OK’d by voters
- The Hill: Judge tosses North Carolina mandatory voter ID amendment citing gerrymandering
- CNN: Federal court says it will temporarily block new NC voter ID law
Clean Slate Campaign
- Spectrum News: Second Chance Alliance Looks to Transform the Lives of [Formerly Incarcerated Individuals]
- WNCT CBS-9: North Carolina Second Chance Alliance hosts Community Outreach Event
COVID-19 Decarceration Efforts
- WTVD ABC-11: Civil rights group files lawsuit to stop the spread of COVID-19 in NC prisons
- Carolina Public Press: Coronavirus raises health, legal concerns for NC jails
- NC Policywatch: Special report, COVID-19 pandemic poses dire threat to NC prisons and jails-