January 02, 2025
ORLANDO, Fla. — The Ninth Judicial Circuit Court dismissed a lawsuit brought by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) on behalf of plaintiffs, the Association to Preserve the Eatonville Community (P.E.C.) and Hungerford...
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December 29, 2024
MONTGOMERY — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) reflects on the legacy of Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, who passed away today. “Jimmy Carter was an unparalleled force for peace and justice. As...
December 23, 2024
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Today, the Biden administration announced that it has commuted the sentences of 37 of 40 people on federal death row. This announcement follows a letter sent by the SPLC and several other coalition partners on...
December 12, 2024
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Today, the Biden Administration granted clemency to nearly 1,500 people on home confinement and pardons for 39 people convicted of non-violent crimes. “The President’s bold action today provides justice to many...
December 11, 2024
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and Florida Health Justice Project filed a lawsuit on behalf of Disability Rights Florida against the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF). The suit...
December 11, 2024
JACKSON, Miss. – The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) in partnership with the Southern Education Foundation (SEF), released its inaugural report on school funding disparities in Mississippi titled, Learning Gap: Mississippi’s...
December 10, 2024
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and American University’s Polarization Extremism Research & Innovation Lab (PERIL) released its third guide on online youth radicalization, Not Just a Joke:...
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...
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...
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...
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...
November 08, 2024
ORLANDO, Fla. — Today, the federal lawsuit, Caicedo, et al. v. DeSantis , filed by Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) challenging the suspension of Monique Worrell from her position as state attorney for Orange and Osceola...
November 07, 2024
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Yesterday, young Black people in Alabama, Georgia and across the country received an abhorrent, racist text that the SPLC is investigating and choosing not to further amplify. “The text sent to young Black...
November 07, 2024
ATLANTA — Yesterday, the Georgia Supreme Court restored relief for Cobb County voters who requested absentee ballots before the deadline but did not receive them on time due to the county’s failure to mail them promptly. The...
November 04, 2024
ATLANTA — This afternoon, the Georgia Supreme Court denied relief for Cobb County voters who requested absentee ballots on time but did not receive them on time due to the county’s failure to mail them promptly. The lower court...
November 01, 2024
ATLANTA — Following an emergency lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Georgia and Southern Poverty Law Center, a judge has ordered Cobb County election officials to take immediate corrective action to...
November 01, 2024
ATLANTA — The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Georgia, and Southern Poverty Law Center filed an emergency lawsuit to safeguard the voting rights of Cobb County voters. Cobb County admitted that they had failed to mail out...
October 25, 2024
ATLANTA — Yesterday, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), ACLU of Georgia , the American Civil Liberties Union (together, ACLU), and Akerman LLP successfully obtained a temporary restraining order to restore the registration...
October 23, 2024
WALTON COUNTY, Ga. — The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) recently filed both an Administrative Due Process Complaint and an Office for Civil Rights Discrimination Complaint against the Walton County School District. E.C., a...
October 17, 2024
ATLANTA — This week, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Thomas A. Cox issued an order permanently enjoining several recently-adopted Georgia State Election Board (SEB) rules, including two rules related to certification of...
October 11, 2024
CHICKASAW, Ala. — The city of Chickasaw, Alabama, is working with the SPLC to nol pros ( i.e. , dismiss) pending criminal charges for delinquent sewer and garbage payments. As a good faith gesture, the city also is agreeing to...
October 10, 2024
JACKSON, Miss. — The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) in collaboration with the Foundation for the Mid South, NAACP Legal Defense Fund, One Voice, ACLU-MS, Mississippi Poor People’s campaign, the Mississippi Legislative Black...
October 09, 2024
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) announced emergency litigation on behalf of the League of Women Voters of Florida (LWVFL) and the NAACP Florida State Conference (FL NAACP) to reopen the voter...
October 08, 2024
ATLANTA — Yesterday, during Georgia’s voter registration deadline, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), ACLU of Georgia , the American Civil Liberties Union (together, ACLU) and Akerman LLP celebrated a successful intervention...
October 04, 2024
ATLANTA — This week, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), on behalf of GALEO Latino Community Development Fund and Common Cause Georgia , filed to intervene as defendants in William T. Quinn and David Cross v. Secretary of...
