An increasing number of state court judges and justices are being targeted by state officials for not advancing their interests. On this episode, Taonga Leslie speaks with Dawn Blagrove (Emancipate NC) about how Justice Anita Earls, the only Black justice on the North Carolina Supreme Court, is being targeted for factual remarks she made about the lack of diversity on the NC judiciary. They discuss why the situation in North Carolina should concern everyone who cares about judicial independence and achieving a judiciary that reflects the diversity of the public it serves.

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Today's Host: Taonga Leslie, ACS Director of Policy and Program for Racial Justice

Guest: Dawn Blagrove, Executive Director, Emancipate NC

Link: "State Republicans Try to Remove Top Jurist for Mentioning the Existence of Racial Bias," by BILLY CORRIHER

Link: "Civil rights advocates defend a North Carolina court justice suing over a probe for speaking out," by Gary D. Robertson

Co-host Name: Jeanne Hruska, ACS Sr Advisor for Communications and Strategy

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