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...
by operations | May 16, 2024 | Emancipate NC News
On May 6th, UNC Chapel Hill law students Nikolai Wise and John Schengber, joined by Elizabeth Simpson, argued on behalf of Emancipate NC for the immediate release of an unredacted Durham County Jail policy manual. Emancipate NC has been...
by operations | May 16, 2024 | Emancipate NC News
Kerwin Pittman and Dawn Blagrove spoke to the North Carolina General Assembly earlier this week about the harmful new bill proposed titled “Unmasking Mobs and Criminals.” The bill was presented to the Senate Judiciary Committee...
by operations | May 1, 2024 | Emancipate NC News
Emancipate NC has teamed up with Legal Aid, Advancement Project, and the Education Justice Initiative to provide a toolkit to support parents and students impacted by SRO misconduct. Please share this resource with anyone whose rights have been violated by School...
