MONTGOMERY, Ala . — The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) issued the following statement from Jalaya Liles Dunn , director of the SPLC’s Learning for Justice, in response to Alabama Governor Kay Ivey’s decision to fire the...

JACKSON, Miss. — The Southern Poverty Law Center’s ( SPLC ) Mississippi State Office is pleased to announce the 2023 Advocacy Institute. Applications for the Advocacy Institute will be accepted through Monday, May 1. The annual...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — On Saturday, April 22 at 5:00 p.m. CT, the Civil Rights Memorial Center (CRMC) , a project of Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), will celebrate and honor the social justice and civil rights work of Joanne...

ATLANTA — This week, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), Project South and pro bono counsel, Perkins Coie LLP , petitioned the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit to overturn a federal district court decision...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) released an interactive timeline tracking the white nationalist hate group Patriot Front . The group formed in 2017, following the deadly “Unite the Right” rally in...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — On Tuesday, April 11 at 1:30 p.m. CST , the Central Alabama Fair Housing Center (CAFHC) will host a virtual event celebrating Fair Housing Month. In recognition of the 55 th anniversary of the Federal Fair...

MIAMI – Yesterday, immigrant rights organizations launched a mobile billboard campaign that highlights the abuses occurring at the Baker County Detention Center (Baker). The billboard, showcasing quotes from immigrants detained...

ATLANTA – The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) submitted public comments today in opposition to the Biden administration’s Proposed Rule entitled “Circumvention of Lawful Pathways,” which would severely restrict access to...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Today, the Alabama Supreme Court permitted the Alabama Judicial Resources Allocation Commission (JRAC) to remove a judgeship from diverse Jefferson County to majority-white Madison County. This means Tiara...

ENGLISH AND SPANISH VERSIONS RIVERSIDE, Calif. — On Wednesday, a federal court largely denied the Biden administration’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit, Immigrant Defenders Law Center et al. v. Mayorkas , brought on behalf of people...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — On Friday, March 17, at 5:30 p.m. , the Civil Rights Memorial Center (CRMC) , a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), will host Kwame Alexander , author of “ An American Story. ” Joining the author...

ATLANTA — Today, an employee at the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), who was arrested while volunteering as a legal observer on behalf of the National Lawyers Guild (NLG), was released on bail. SPLC President and CEO Margaret...