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SPLC Applauds Biden Administration Commuting Federal Death Row Sentences

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...

SPLC Praises the Biden Administration for Historic Action Granting Clemency and Pardons

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...

Disability Rights Organization Files Lawsuit Against Florida Department of Children and Families for Unlawfully Failing to Track Baker Act Use

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...

SPLC Report Debunks Achievement Gap in Mississippi Education System

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...

Southern Poverty Law Center and American University Report Alarming Rise of Male Supremacist and Anti-LGBTQ+ Radicalization

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:...

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...

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...

SPLC Declares the Dismissal of Caicedo, et al. v. DeSantis a ‘Temporary Setback for Democracy’

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...

SPLC Condemns Racist Text Sent to Young People Across the Country

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...

Court Restores Relief to Cobb County Absentee Voters, Ensures Ballots Will Be Counted

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...

Georgia Supreme Court Overturns Relief for Cobb County Voters

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...

Judge Orders Cobb County Officials to Express Mail Over 3,000 Delayed Absentee Ballots

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...

Civil Rights Groups File Emergency Lawsuit to Ensure Cobb County Absentee Voters Have Time to Cast Their Ballots

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...

SPLC, ACLU, Akerman Secure Order to Halt Georgia Mass Voter Challenges

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...

SPLC Sues Walton County School District for Disability Discrimination

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...

Voters and Voting Rights Organizations Praise Injunctions of Multiple SEB Rules

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...

Alabama City Will No Longer Prosecute Residents for Falling Behind on Their Trash Bills

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...

SPLC Embarks on Tour Spotlighting Racial, Environmental and Socioeconomic Disparities Throughout Mississippi

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...

SPLC Files Emergency Motion on Behalf of LWVFL and FL NAACP to Extend Voter Registration Deadline as Floridians Face Back-to-Back Hurricanes

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...

SPLC, ACLU Prevents 230 Georgia Voters from Possible Voter Roll Purge

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...

SPLC Files Emergency Intervention on Behalf of Georgia Advocacy Groups

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...

SPLC Urges Policymakers to Prevent Hate-Fueled Crimes During Hate Crimes Awareness Month

October 01, 2024

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) announces the start of Hate Crimes Awareness Month, the monthlong campaign highlighting the epidemic of hate-fueled crimes, their survivors and the advocacy to...

SPLC Report Reveals the High Price of Florida’s Incarceration of Black Children

September 30, 2024

MIAMI — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) released a chilling new report that details the costs, incarceration rates, stories and impact of Florida routinely pushing Black children out of schools and into its legal...

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