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In a Victory for Voting Rights, Federal Court Rules that Florida’s Pay-to-Vote System Is Unconstitutional

May 24, 2020

Click here for information on whether you can vote in Florida if you have a past felony conviction. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – In a significant decision for voting rights, a federal court on Sunday affirmed voting rights for hundreds of...

Georgia Board of Education Reverses Gwinnett County Student’s Expulsion After SPLC Intervention

May 22, 2020

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. – This week, the Georgia Board of Education (GBOE) ruled that a Gwinnett County student barred from school since mid-November was wrongly expelled after finding no evidence the student violated the district’s...

SPLC Statement on Extension of CDC Order

May 21, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) issued the following statement by Melissa Crow, senior supervising attorney with the SPLC’s Immigrant Justice Project, regarding the indefinite extension of the Centers...

SPLC, Fair Elections Center, Arnold & Porter File Litigation in Louisiana to Expand Absentee Ballots and Ensure Safe Elections throughout 2020

May 20, 2020

BATON ROUGE, La. – Yesterday, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), Fair Elections Center, and Arnold & Porter filed a federal lawsuit against Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards, Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin, and other...

SPLC Asks Families to Report Impact of School Closures on Their Children In New Survey

May 19, 2020

Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) launched a new survey to examine the range of issues facing students and families during school closures in response to Covid-19 in the U.S. Primarily focused on the Southeast region...

SPLC Action Fund Statement on Passage of HEROES Act

May 15, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the U.S. House passed the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act, the fifth legislative package aimed at addressing the country’s public health and economic needs during...

Florida Department of Corrections sued over failure to provide public records related to COVID-19 policies

May 15, 2020

Tallahassee, FL -- Florida’s public records law requires government entities to operate transparently, which is especially crucial in the midst of the public health crisis caused by COVID-19. But almost two months after the...

HEROES Act Offers Meaningful Assistance to Communities of Color in Deep South

May 14, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Tomorrow, the U.S. House is expected to vote on the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act. This is the fifth legislative package aimed at addressing the country’s public health...

No More Slaps on the Wrist: Contempt Action Lodged Against ICE for Refusal to Restore Access to Parole for Asylum Seekers

May 12, 2020

WASHINGTON – The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and ACLU of Louisiana today filed a motion for contempt in their federal class action lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the New Orleans Immigration...

Civil Rights Memorial Center Continues to Reach Audiences During Pandemic with New Virtual Tour and Children’s Activity Book

May 12, 2020

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Civil Rights Memorial Center (CRMC) today launched two new projects that offer would-be visitors an opportunity to learn about the history of the modern civil rights movement while the Center remains closed...

Florida coalition calls for governor to release of Florida prisoners due to continued threat of COVID-19

May 11, 2020

Tallahassee, FL -- The Florida Coalition for Criminal Justice Reform has sent a letter to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis urging him to take immediate action to reduce the incarcerated population due to the threat of a COVID-19...

Hunger Strikes and Imminent Outbreak: New Motion for Preliminary Injunction Seeks Relief as COVID-19 Chaos Consumes South Georgia Detention Center

May 08, 2020

ATLANTA – The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta (AAAJ) today filed a motion for preliminary injunction in their lawsuit seeking the immediate release of medically vulnerable...

Groups Urge Louisiana to Use Federal CARES Act Funding to Address Educational Inequities

May 08, 2020

LOUISIANA – Education advocates are urging state leaders in Louisiana to use the millions of dollars the state is receiving in federal emergency funding to eliminate education inequities and support children and families...

Groups Urge Florida to Use Federal CARES Act Education Funding to Help Students Who Need It Most

May 07, 2020

FLORIDA – Education advocates are urging state leaders in Florida to use the nearly billion dollars the state is receiving in federal emergency funding to eliminate education inequities and support children and families...

DHS Sued: Attorneys Fight Back Against Agency’s Unconstitutional Restriction of Immigrants’ Right to Legal Counsel in Detention Centers

May 07, 2020

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Immigration and criminal justice reform attorneys at the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) today filed a motion for a temporary restraining order (TRO) in their lawsuit challenging the Department of Homeland...

SPLC: This Death Should Outrage Every American

May 06, 2020

The following statement is from Laura Rivera, director of SPLC’s Southeast Immigrant Freedom Initiative (SIFI) following the first reported death of an individual in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody from COVID-19...

Groups Urge Alabama to Use Federal CARES Act Education Funding to Help Students Who Need It Most

May 06, 2020

ALABAMA – Education advocates are urging state leaders in Alabama to use the millions of dollars the state is receiving in federal emergency funding to advance equity and support children and families disproportionately affected...

Federal Trial Concludes in Challenge to Florida Law That Undermines Voting Rights Restoration

May 06, 2020

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A federal trial that will impact the right to vote for hundreds of thousands of Floridians concluded today after more than a week of testimony and arguments. The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Florida...

Judge Strikes Down Tennessee School Voucher Law

May 04, 2020

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Public school children in Tennessee won today when Davidson County Chancellor Anne C. Martin struck down the state’s private school voucher law, known as the Education Savings Account (ESA) Pilot Program...

Groups Urge Mississippi to Use $204 Million in CARES Act Education Funding to Help Students Who Need It Most

May 04, 2020

JACKSON, Miss. – Education advocates are urging state leaders in Mississippi to use the millions of dollars the state is receiving in federal emergency funding to advance equity and support children and families...

LDF, SPLC, and ADAP File Federal Lawsuit Challenging Alabama’s Lack of Safe and Accessible Voting During COVID-19 Pandemic

May 01, 2020

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), and the Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program (ADAP) filed a federal lawsuit against Alabama Governor Kay...

SPLC: Victory in Florida Court Moves Us Closer to Goal of Freeing Them All

May 01, 2020

MIAMI – Late Thursday night, U.S. District Judge Marcia G. Cooke issued an order requiring Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to begin the process of releasing hundreds of people from three South Florida detention centers...

Public Interest Group Petitions Alabama Supreme Court to Release Children in Juvenile Facilities Due to COVID-19 Outbreak

April 30, 2020

Montgomery, Alabama -- With hundreds of deaths and thousands of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Alabama, the Children and Youth Advocacy Network (CYAN) has petitioned the Alabama Supreme Court to take immediate statewide action to...

Southern Poverty Law Center demands federal investigation now in the death of Ahmaud Arbery

April 30, 2020

Montgomery, Alabama — Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, was shot to death on February 23 by two white men while he was out for a jog in Satilla Shores, a community a few miles from where he resided in Glynn County, Georgia...

In Race to Avert Catastrophe, Advocates Demand Immigrants Be Freed from Notorious Georgia Detention Centers

April 30, 2020

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