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North Carolina Justice Center reaffirms support for race-conscious admissions policy in SFFA v. Harvard and SFFA v. UNC

Read the release on the UNC affirmative action case

May event to honor former Rep. Susan Fisher, Lifetime Champion of Justice

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STATEMENT: Overturning Roe v. Wade would cause irreparable harm to our nation

Read our statement on the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion
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2022 Summary of North Carolina Expunctions

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Temp Workers Demand Good Jobs

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Achieving employment equity is key to a strong recovery

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Public policy must tackle poverty

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Final budget cuts North Carolinians’ priorities while keeping them out of the process

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Billionaires add trillion dollars to their collective net worth over past year

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Child Tax Credit payments, other cash benefits lead to a decrease in child poverty

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North Carolina’s General Fund Budget This Year: An Opportunity to Address Hardship and Put NC on a Resilient Foundation

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Education & Law Project

MEDIA RELEASE: Advancing Justice – AAJC, Legal Defense Fund, Lawyers’ Committee, and North Carolina Justice Center reaffirm support for race-conscious admissions policy in SFFA v. Harvard and SFFA v. UNC

STATEMENT: Overturning Roe v. Wade would cause irreparable harm to our nation

Education & Law Project

Judge Robinson’s order confirms the need for investments in public education to comply with North Carolina’s Constitution

Workers' Rights Project

Community to honor North Carolina Workers who lost their lives on the job, April 28 at 10 a.m. in Raleigh

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May 22, 2022 2:00pm

A celebration to honor former Rep. Susan Fisher

At the home of Terry & Ted Van Duyn

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