The Center has filed a lawsuit against anti-immigration group Ranch Rescue on behalf of a group of migrants, in partnership with the Mexican-American Legal Defense and Education Fund.
The Center has filed a lawsuit against anti-immigration group Ranch Rescue on behalf of a group of migrants, in partnership with the Mexican-American Legal Defense and Education Fund.
The Center has filed a case on behalf of diabetic inmates housed in Alabama prisons seeking adequate healthcare.
On January 25, 2003, about 75 white supremacists from various organizations staged a one-hour protest in front of the Center's offices and the Civil Rights Memorial.
During preparation for the new Civil Rights Memorial Center, the Southern Poverty Law Center seeks information regarding those killed during the Civil Rights Movement.
In association with the Juvenile Justice Project of Louisiana, Center attorneys negotiated an agreement with Louisiana and the U.S. Department of Justice to improve conditions for incarcerated juveniles in that state.
One of the nation's most notorious white supremacists, Matt Hale of the World Church of the Creator, has been arrested in connection with a plot to murder a U.S. District Court judge.
Mamie Till Mobley, mother of Emmett Till, whose death exposed the brutality of the 1950s South, died January 6 in a Chicago hospital.
U.S. District Court Judge Myron Thompson ruled in favor of plaintiff Stephen Glassroth November 18, finding that the monument to the Ten Commandments must be removed from public view in the Alabama Judicial Building.
Neo-Nazi leader Billy Roper has been ejected from notorious group National Alliance, raising the possibility of a split within the movement.
Nationwide chain Target has removed apparel emblazoned with neo-Nazi hate symbols after an exposé by the Center's Tolerance.org program.
Now, more than ever, we must work together to protect the values that ensure a fair and inclusive future for all.