by operations | Mar 26, 2025 | Emancipate NC News, Policing
Jamie Marsicano, a former legal intern with Emancipate NC, has filed a federal lawsuit against the Atlanta Police Department alongside co-plaintiff Xavier T. de Janon. The suit challenges the department’s pattern of systemic arrests and pretextual charges targeting...
by operations | Mar 26, 2025 | Emancipate NC News, Events
On April 15, Emancipate NC’s Dedan Waciuri and Dillon Sharpe will be in Greenville to mark 4/15 Day, a statewide action bringing attention to AOC Form 415. This critical form requires judges to assess a defendant’s ability to pay court-imposed fines and fees—a small...
by operations | Mar 26, 2025 | Emancipate NC News
In an attempt to crack down on nightlife, the City of Raleigh has been contracting with private security companies, a dangerous practice that puts the power of the State in unaccountable hands. The INDY Week interviewed Dawn Blagrove to get Emancipate NC’s perspective...
by operations | Mar 26, 2025 | Emancipate NC News, Policing
Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman has dismissed 180 criminal cases after determining that two North Carolina state troopers—Garrett Macario and Matthew Morrison—lack credibility as witnesses. The decision follows a growing scandal uncovered during the...
by operations | Mar 26, 2025 | Don't Plead to Weed, Emancipate NC News
Emancipate NC attorney Dillon Sharpe secured a courtroom win on behalf of a Don’t Plead to Weed (DPTW) client in Wake County District Court. The client, who had no prior criminal record, was charged with Driving While License Revoked, Possession of a Schedule VI...
