by Mandie Sellars | Feb 28, 2018 | Uncategorized
Twelve individuals with felony convictions are being charged with voter fraud for voting in the general election. Seven individuals have already been charged and five are being tracked down. According to the State Board of Elections, it is a felony “for any...
by Mandie Sellars | Jan 30, 2018 | Emancipate NC News, Legislative Updates, Uncategorized
The NCGA is trying to take away our right to elect judges. If you are like most people the previous sentence is alarming, but you aren’t quiet sure what it means. CJPC is here to help you make sense of this important issue. What is the law right now related to...
by Mandie Sellars | Oct 12, 2017 | Emancipate NC News, Policing, Uncategorized
On September 5, 2017, Donald Trump revoked the program DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals). DACA was originally established under the Obama administration and allowed individuals who entered the United States as minors to receive a renewable two-year period...
by Mandie Sellars | Oct 12, 2017 | Uncategorized
Rejecting a plea agreement means facing the death penalty for the unlucky defendants in North Carolina who live in the handful of counties that pursue the death penalty. As of 2012, only 14 of the 100 counties in North Carolina have sought the death penalty at...
by Mandie Sellars | Aug 16, 2017 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Uncategorized
At the time this piece was published, four people had been arrested in Durham for allegedly taking down a Confederate statue. They allegedly broke the law. Now let’s talk about justice. History has painfully provided us with countless examples of how law and...
by Mandie Sellars | Jun 7, 2017 | Emancipate NC News, Uncategorized
Person/Caswell County DA Wallace Bradsher has resigned. His resignation follows a nearly 10 month investigation into alleged theft at his office, as well as the office of prosecutor Craig Blitzer. Craig Blitzer resigned in March. The investigation has been conducted...
