by Elizabeth Simpson | May 21, 2024 | Confederate monuments, Emancipate NC News
Lawsuit asserts courthouse monument to “Faithful Slaves”—the only monument of its kind in the United States—amounts to unlawful and racially-discriminatory government speech CONTACT: Ian Mance – (828) 719-5755, ian@emancipatenc.orgJaelyn Miller – (910) 228-3741,...
by operations | May 16, 2024 | Emancipate NC News
James Kelliher won a reversal of his new sentence at the Court of Appeals last week after the trial court ignored rulings from the State Supreme Court. Once serving a de facto life sentence, Kelliher is now back to eligibility for parole after 25...
by operations | May 16, 2024 | Don't Plead to Weed, Emancipate NC News
The DEA is prepared to support the move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, from Schedule I to Schedule III. Dawn was interviewed about the significant impacts of such a rescheduling. Dawn stated: “We would like to see marijuana descheduled...
by operations | May 16, 2024 | Emancipate NC News
Emancipate NC has partnered with ACLU-NC, Palestine Legal, and the National Lawyers Guild-NC to draft a letter to UNC-CH Counsel regarding recent actions by UNC-Chapel Hill against student protestors espousing speech in support of a ceasefire...
by operations | May 16, 2024 | Emancipate NC News
Unarmed community response teams – including EMTs, mental health clinicians, and peer support specialists – have proven to reduce crime, hospitalizations, and jail populations. The City of Raleigh is very close to fulfilling the desire of Raleigh residents for such...
by operations | May 16, 2024 | Emancipate NC News, Policing
There is an inconsistency across police departments when it comes to releasing body camera footage to the public. Cities have varying stances in their response to requests for this law enforcement footage. Judges are more inclined to grant requests for video...
