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New SPLC Report Grapples with Aftereffects of Georgia’s School-to-Prison Pipeline

December 03, 2024

ATLANTA — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) released a report denouncing the glaring racial disparities and systemic failures inherent within Georgia’s youth legal system. The report, Only Young Once: Dismantling...

Louisiana Court Bars State Agencies from Sweeping Encampments Without Constitutional Protections

December 03, 2024

NEW ORLEANS, La. — Today, the Orleans Civil District Court delivered a significant win to the unhoused community in New Orleans, granting a preliminary injunction preventing the Louisiana State Police and the Louisiana Department...

Features and Stories

Mother, son fight back against discriminatory school discipline in Georgia

November 27, 2024

Rhonda Sonnenberg

Hopewatch

Banned books and a woman’s right to control her own body share a common threat

November 26, 2024

Rhonda Sonnenberg

A gavel leans on a bird cage housing books and pill bottles

SPLC Greatly Concerned About Presidential Cabinet Nominees’ Qualifications

November 25, 2024

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — In preparation for the transition of power, the incoming Trump administration has announced several controversial Cabinet nominees to lead critical U.S. agencies. “From protecting civil rights to ensuring...

SPLC Condemns Louisiana Legislature’s Passage of Senate Bill 2

November 22, 2024

BATON ROUGE, La. — Today, Louisiana’s Legislature passed Senate Bill 2, authored by Heather Cloud (R), to lower the age of juveniles subject to adult criminal procedures and remove critical protections for youth in the justice...

Features and Stories

First-time voters at historically Black Alabama university react to Trump’s win

November 22, 2024

Safiya Charles

Person in an Alabama State Hornets black sweatshirt stands in front of office building.

Hatewatch

Inside the Beehive

November 19, 2024

Megan Squire and Creede Newton

An SPLC Data Lab investigation of anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-immigrant content on The Babylon Bee and its sister site, Not the Bee, has uncovered multiple controversial businesses formerly run by owner Seth Dillon, along with the identities of 14 pseudonymous Not the Bee writers, despite the website’s efforts to keep information secure.