by operations | Jan 15, 2025 | Emancipate NC News
Two Emancipate NC clients, represented by Ian Mance, with the investigation assistance of Margaux Lander, had their Life Without Parole sentences commuted by Governor Roy Cooper. Brian Fuller and Dwight Jordan are now eligible to apply for parole. Look for more...
by operations | Jan 15, 2025 | Emancipate NC News
Emancipate NC’s client, Phillip Vance Smith, II, is an incarcerated journalist. He wrote an article about North Carolina’s new compassionate release law that impacts people incarcerated in state prisons. “One doctor said I got two-to-four years left...
by operations | Jan 15, 2025 | Emancipate NC News
According to Indy Week, 80 schools in Wake County, including some elementary schools, all middle schools, and nearly every high school, are employing School Resource Officers (SROs). Emancipate NC’s Elizabeth Simpson expresses concern about the punitive...
by operations | Jan 14, 2025 | Emancipate NC News
On December 19, Orange County District Attorney Jeff Nieman announced his office would dismiss the final eight cases against UNC protesters set for trial on December 20. The decision followed Judge Samantha Cabe’s written ruling that the state...
by operations | Jan 14, 2025 | Don't Plead to Weed, Emancipate NC News
Dillon F. Sharpe is a civil rights attorney dedicated to defending the rights of individuals and promoting justice. He plays a vital role in Emancipate NC’s Don’t Plead to Weed campaign and passionately advocates for protesters and organizers facing...
by operations | Jan 14, 2025 | Emancipate NC News, Events
Join us on February 7, 2025, in Durham, NC, for the 3rd annual The Emancipated CLE. This Continuing Legal Education seminar is designed for lawyers, law students, and advocates working in the movement law space. The event features five panels, offering 5.0 hours of...
