Alex Downing

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT We Won Our Lawsuit Defending Washington County Voters! On August 23, the Washington County Court of Common Pleas ruled in favor of CCJ, NAACP Washington Branch, ACLU Pennsylvania, Public Interest Law Center, and seven disenfranchised voters. The court found that the Board of Elections was wrong to withhold information about voters’ mail […]

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT CCJ Sues Washington County for Disenfranchising Voters — Join Us for a Rally to Protect Voter Rights on August 5th! CCJ and the NAACP Washington Branch, represented by ACLU of PA and Public Interest Law Center, have filed a lawsuit against the Washington County Board of Elections. The County failed to […]

CCJ’s office will be closed from July 1-7th for our Summer Break as we rest and recover for the second half of 2024. If you need to contact us during that time, you can message info@centerforcoalfieldjustice.org or call 724-229-3550. Our response time may be slower than normal but we’ll do our best to get back to you as […]

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Chemical Fire at Consol’s Bailey Mine Complex On the morning of May 20th, there was a large fire at the Omnis Bailey Plant, an above-ground facility inside of CONSOL’s Bailey Mine enclosure. The fire took over 20 fire departments approximately 11 hours to extinguish, destroying the building and sending a […]

Blogs & News This Month Washington County Did Not Allow Ballot Curing in the Primary Election, ACLU and PILC Poised to Sue We have been very concerned about the decision by the Washington County Elections Board and Commissioners to disallow ballot curing by a vote of 2-1. This deviates from past practice and could disenfranchise […]