MONTGOMERY, Ala., ATLANTA — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta announced a further expansion to their Vote Your Voice initiative by granting student organizations $ $84,...

WASHINGTON – Yesterday, the Commission on the Naming of Items of the Department of Defense that Commemorate the Confederate States of America or Any Person Who Served Voluntarily with the Confederate States of America (the “...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – On September 16, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) , the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida (ACLU-FL) and the Harvard Election Law Clinic participated in oral arguments for a preliminary...

COBB COUNTY, Ga. – Today, the Cobb County Board of Education will vote again to decide whether to affirm the finding that N.G., a former Campbell High School student, violated the code of conduct. N.G. is one of hundreds of Black...

PASCO COUNTY, Fla. (9/13/2022) — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), the Legal Defense Fund (LDF), and Southern Legal Counsel (SLC) filed a lawsuit against the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office on behalf of the nonprofit...

ORLANDO, Fla. – Today, Lambda Legal, Southern Legal Counsel (SLC), the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), and private counsel Baker McKenzie urged a federal district court to halt implementation of enacted Florida House Bill...

MIAMI — Paul R. Chávez, senior supervising attorney for the Southern Poverty Law Center’s (SPLC) Immigrant Justice Project , released the following statement in response to Florida Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez, who stated that...

MONTGOMERY – On Monday, August 22nd, Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and the American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama (ACLU-AL) appealed Hudson v. Ivey to overturn the case’s earlier dismissal. Hudson v. Ivey challenges the...

ATLANTA, GA - Last night, Thursday August 18th, a federal judge denied a motion from voting rights organizations for a preliminary injunction against Georgia’s ban on line relief due to a perception that changing the rules may...

LOUISIANA – Amid rising concerns from youth advocates, the Office of Juvenile Justice (OJJ) and the Special School District (SSD) recently admitted that they have no plans in place to provide general and special education...

GEORGETOWN, Del. — This week, the work of local activists paid off after the Georgetown Historical Society doubled down on its commitment to continue flying a Confederate battle flag on the nonprofit’s property. The following...

WASHINGTON – Exclusive new reporting released today by Southern Poverty Law Center’s (SPLC) Hatewatch details the evolution of the key personalities and groups that staged the deadly “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville...