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#EqualPay for equal work isn't a campaign gimmick or regulatory overreach. It's what women & families deserve: http://t.co/T8PFyI7SLg #ncsen | |
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Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Equal pay for equal work. Tillis doesn't think so
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Thursday, October 2, 2014
Appeals Court Overturns District Court Ruling, on Key Parts of North Carolina Voter Suppression Law
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 1, 2014
CONTACT: Cynthia Gordy, 718-755-4340
Email: cgordy@advancementproject.org
Appeals Court Overturns District Court Ruling,
Calls for Preliminary Injunction on Key Parts of North Carolina Voter Suppression Law
A Statement from Advancement Project
WASHINGTON - The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals today overturned a district court's decision to deny a preliminary injunction of key parts of North Carolina's H.B. 589, a massive voter suppression law. The three-judge panel, with one judge dissenting, ruled in favor of the North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, the League of Women Voters and other plaintiffs who sought to block certain provisions of the law from being effect for the upcoming November elections. The court ordered an immediate preliminary injunction to block two provisions - the elimination of same-day registration and the prohibition of out-of-precinct ballots from being counted - from taking effect in November's election. Advancement Project, which represents the NC NAACP with co-counsel Kirkland & Ellis LLP, as well as North Carolina lawyers Adam Stein and Irving Joyner, issued the following statement in response to the decision:
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
NC NAACP to address victory for voting right
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 1, 2014
Contact: Tom Wolf, NC NAACP - tiwolf13@gmail.com or 504-940-4441
North Carolina NAACP to Hold Press Conference
Addressing Major Victory for Voting Rights
DURHAM, NC: The North Carolina NAACP will hold a press conference at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 2, 2014 to address the decision handed down this afternoon by the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals. The decision granted a preliminary injunction against provisions in the new voting law that eliminated same-day registration and out-of-precinct voting.
Atty. Irving Joyner, the NC NAACP Legal Redress Chair, and Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II, will discuss how this decision will affect the upcoming November election.
"We can rejoice in the knowledge that the efforts of right-wing forces in the North Carolina General Assembly to suppress the rights and opportunities for racial minorities to vote have been exposed," Rev. Dr. Barber said. "This is not just a legal victory but a victory of the Forward Together Moral Movement activism and legal action combined."
"This is among the most significant voting rights victories in North Carolina history and has immediate implications for the election in North Carolina, a little over a month away," said Atty. Joyner. "This decision amounts to a repudiation of the actions of the North Carolina General Assembly, which has attempted to make access to voting more difficult."
Atty. Joyner and Rev. Dr. Barber will discuss the NC NAACP's strategy going forward and what it expects to face from the extremist right in the wake of the 4th Circuit Court's ruling.
WHO: The North Carolina NAACP
WHAT: Press Conference to Address Appeal Victory
WHEN: 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 2, 2014
WHERE: 114 W. Parrish St., Durham, NC, 27701
3rd floor
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Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Guns, state fair what could go wrong??
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Pro-gun group to challenge @NCStateFair gun ban: http://t.co/5sX0UwTurh #wral http://t.co/HCSqlZX9fg | |
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Saturday, September 27, 2014
Americans for Prosperity mail out false voting info
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Americans for Prosperity misinforms NC voters about voter registration procedures. http://t.co/Fa0xMWhVNt @AFPhq @AFPFNC | |
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Friday, September 26, 2014
NCC Drama Club presents TwilightZone
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The NCC Drama Club presents #TwilightZone Oct. 30, 31 and Nov. 1! #RockyMountNC http://t.co/s5GxTchJDs | |
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Thursday, September 25, 2014
North Carolina NAACP Today Argued Before a Federal Appeals Court that Voter Suppression Law Will Block Access to the Ballot this November
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 25, 2014
Contact: Victoria Wenger, Advancement Project
202.728.9557 or vwenger@advancementproject.org
WASHINGTON - To ensure equal access to the ballot this November, the North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP today presented oral arguments before the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Charlotte in their appeal of a district court's denial a preliminary injunction to block the state's massive voter suppression law from going into effect for the midterm elections. The North Carolina NAACP was represented by the legal team of national civil rights organization Advancement Project, the law firm of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, and North Carolina lawyers Adam Stein and Irving Joyner. Lawyers argued that unless the appeals court reverses the judge's order and blocks the law, the right to vote may be out of reach for hundreds of thousands of North Carolina voters in November.
"This appeal is a crucial step in restoring the sanctity of voting rights in the State of North Carolina," said Advancement Project Co-Director Penda D. Hair. "As we argued in court today, the District Court's narrow reading of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) missed the mark of the law, and means that many North Carolina voters will face high burdens in order to access the ballot this November if the law is not blocked. This is why we are appealing the case. The VRA and the U.S. Constitution both provide protections to ensure that voters do not face undue hurdles on their path to the ballot box - particularly when those barriers tactically target voters of color, who have overcome a history of systematic discrimination and disenfranchisement. When anyone is denied their vote, our democracy is weakened. We continue to fight to make sure that is not the case in North Carolina during this election cycle."
The state's voting law, commonly referred to as H.B. 589, includes the elimination of same-day registration, limits on early voting, and the rejection of out-of-precinct ballots, among other provisions. While a full trial on the merits of H.B. 589 will be heard next summer, a preliminary injunction is needed to ensure these provisions do not limit voters from the ballot in this election. In addition to the provisions addressed in this appeal, next summer's trial will also address the law's restrictive photo identification requirement set to go into effect in 2016.
"Elections have consequences," said Kirkland & Ellis partner Daniel T. Donovan. "This November's will be no exception. As it stands, H.B. 589 burdens the ability of numerous North Carolina voters to cast a ballot. Those votes will be forever denied; those voters will have lost their chance to have a voice in this election. The harm is irreparable. A preliminary injunction is necessary to make sure that democracy is fulfilled in North Carolina this November. Ultimately, a full reversal of H.B. 589 is needed to ensure that elections are free, fair, and accessible to all in this state."
The legal action taken by the North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP in this appeal is coupled with broad grassroots efforts to mobilize voters across the state as part of theForward Together Moral Movement.
"For the state to argue that there is not enough time to correct an unconstitutional law is both illogical and ahistorical," said Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II, President of the North Carolina NAACP. "The evidence and the courts have said that African Americans will be discriminatorily burdened because of the changes this law imposes. We believe there should be an injunction granted, and voting procedures in North Carolina should return to the status quo prior to the confusion caused by the rapid and irregular passage of H.B. 589. Through litigation in the courts and a movement in the streets, we will keep fighting to ensure North Carolina's regressive voting law is permanently overturned and the voices of all voters in our state are heard. Our mission builds on the legacy of countless civil rights leaders who have come before us, who fought to make sure all people are treated equally in our democracy. There is no greater assessment of our equal citizenship than equal access to the ballot. We will continue our fight until the right to vote is secured and realized for all North Carolinians."
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