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NPR Hosts a Conversation with Janai Nelson on New Voting Laws

NPR Presents: Voting Rights Or Wrongs? North Carolina’s new voting law has been a hot topic of discussion—and litigation—this election year.  The law reduced the number of early voting days, eliminated same-day registration during early voting, and did away with the counting of out-of-precinct ballots. In 2016, voter ID is scheduled to take effect.  This […]

Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District No. 1 v. Holder

In 2006, just days after President Bush signed into law the bill reauthorizing core provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, a small water district in Austin, Texas filed a federal lawsuit in Washington, D.C. challenging the preclearance provision known as Section 5 of the Act.  Section 5 is widely regarded as the heart […]

Protected: North Charleston, South Carolina: Justice in Public Safety Project

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North Charleston in Focus

On April 4, 2015, North Charleston, South Carolina police officer Michael Slager shot and killed Walter Scott, an unarmed African-American father, as he ran away during a routine traffic stop. The incident was caught on video by a local bystander, and confirmed the demand for significant changes in policing practices across the country. Since the […]

North Carolina v. Robinson

North Carolina v. Robinson was a pivotal death penalty case centered on North Carolina’s Racial Justice Act. Mr. Robinson was the first individual on North Carolina’s death row to pursue a claim under the Racial Justice Act (RJA) and he successfully proved that racial discrimination infected his trial and sentencing. Lawyers presented evidence that prosecutors […]

North Carolina v. Hasson Bacote: Death Penalty and Racial Justice Act

Case: Capital Punishment North Carolina v. Bacote and Racial Justice Act FAQ The death penalty, the need for Racial Justice Acts to address discrimination, and what’s at stake in North Carolina v. Bacote. In North Carolina v. Bacote, Hasson Bacote challenged his death sentence under North Carolina’s landmark Racial Justice Act (RJA). Under the RJA, […]

North Carolina Supreme Court Issues Momentous Decision on Death Penalty Racial Discrimination Case

Today, the North Carolina Supreme Court issued a decision in State v. Robinson, ruling that Marcus Robinson, a Black man sentenced to death in 1994, must have his life sentence reinstated. Mr. Robinson, along with three other individuals, had successfully challenged his death sentence under North Carolina’s Racial Justice Act (RJA) with substantial claims that race was a […]

North Carolina Supreme Court Issues Landmark Decision on Racial Discrimination in Death Penalty Cases

Yesterday, North Carolina’s Supreme Court issued a decision in State v. Burke, ruling that Rayford Burke, a Black man sentenced to death by an all-white jury, may challenge his death sentence under North Carolina’s Racial Justice Act (RJA) with substantial claims that race was a significant factor during the selection of his capital jury. The […]

North Carolina Judge Finds Racial Bias in Death Penalty in Landmark Case

CONTACT: Troi Barnes, Legal Defense Fund, media@naacpldf.org  Emily Berkowitz, ACLU, eberkowitz@aclu.org Keisha Williams, ACLU-NC, kmwilliams@acluofnc.org Kristin Collins, The Center for Death Penalty Litigation, kristin@cdpl.org RALEIGH, N.C. – In a landmark case, a North Carolina judge ruled today that race played an impermissible role in jury selection for Hasson Bacote, a Black man who challenged his […]

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