November 04, 2020
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia regarding whether private foster care agencies that hold public government contracts can ignore anti-discrimination...
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November 04, 2020
JACKSON, Miss. – With a majority of ballots counted, Mississippi voters are projected to overwhelmingly pass Ballot Measures 2 and 3, reforming how statewide elections are won and approving a new state flag, respectively. The...
November 04, 2020
Tallahassee, Fla. -- On Tuesday millions of Florida voters went to the polls and approved a constitutional amendment that will raise the minimum wage in Florida to $15 an hour. The SPLC Action Fund supported efforts to raise the...
November 03, 2020
Montgomery, Ala. — Southern Poverty Law Center President and CEO Margaret Huang issued the below statement as polling stations begin to close in the eastern United States: “This election season has been a source of energy and...
November 03, 2020
Montgomery, Ala. — Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) President and CEO Margaret Huang released the below statement as millions of Americans cast their votes for the next president of the United States: “This year, a devastating...
November 02, 2020
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The following statement is by Nancy Abudu, deputy legal director of Voting Rights for the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), ahead of Election Day: “In this unprecedented election season - amid a pandemic,...
November 02, 2020
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The latest analysis released this afternoon by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) finds that, a day before Election Day, there are still 23 million people who have an outstanding mail ballot that they have...
November 02, 2020
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - According to news reports , Charles Graddick will no longer serve as the director for the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Parole. The following statement is from Alabamians for Fair Justice: “Since Mr. Graddick...
November 02, 2020
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – A new analysis released today by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) finds that while nearly 80 million people have already voted in the 2020 election, both by mail and early in-person voting, another 24...
October 30, 2020
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – A new analysis released today by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) finds that while over 70 million people have already voted in the 2020 election, both by mail and early in-person voting, another 28...
October 28, 2020
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – A new analysis released today by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) finds that with just six days to go before the 2020 General Election, at least 30 million Americans have not yet mailed in their ballots...
October 28, 2020
Los Angeles - Today, immigration advocates filed a new lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s “Remain in Mexico” policy. The policy has forced over 60,000 asylum seekers into precarious, life-threatening situations in...
October 26, 2020
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – A new analysis released today by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) finds that with just eight days to go before the 2020 General Election, at least 34 million Americans have not yet mailed in their ballots...
October 26, 2020
MONTGOMERY, Ala – The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) today named Efrén C. Olivares as the new Deputy Legal Director for the organization’s Immigrant Justice Project (IJP). Olivares, the first immigrant to assume the position...
October 26, 2020
ATLANTA – This month, three civil rights groups sent correspondence to all 159 county election supervisors in the state of Georgia calling for clear plans to accommodate the significant numbers of voters who have requested an...
October 26, 2020
JACKSON, Mississippi – The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has launched a $25,000 digital advertising campaign, urging Mississippians to vote yes on Ballot Measure 2 on Election Day. Ballot Measure 2 would ensure that...
October 23, 2020
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – A new analysis released today by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) finds that as voters across the country begin to cast their ballots for the 2020 General Election, younger voters are turning out more but...
October 22, 2020
WASHINGTON — SPLC Action Fund President and CEO Margaret Huang released the below statement ahead of the Senate Judiciary Committee vote to approve the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court and recommend...
October 22, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Wednesday evening, the Supreme Court of the United States granted an application for stay brought by the defendants in the People First of Alabama v. John Merrill litigation, thereby preventing Alabama counties...
October 21, 2020
CHATTANOOGA – Earlier today, the Hamilton County Commission voted to allow a Jim Crow-era bust to remain in front of its courthouse. The following statement is from Southern Poverty Law Center Chief of Staff Lecia Brooks: “While...
October 21, 2020
TROY, Ala. – Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) filed two complaints against the Pike County Board of Education for arbitrarily suspending students, in violation of their due process rights under the U.S. Constitution...
October 21, 2020
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – A new analysis released today by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) finds that with less than two weeks to go before the 2020 General Election, at least 38 million Americans have not mailed in their ballots...
October 21, 2020
WASHINGTON — An investigation published today by the Southern Poverty Law Center’s (SPLC) Hatewatch reveals that President Trump’s Deputy Communications Director Julia Hahn had connections to the white nationalist movement around...
October 20, 2020
JACKSON, Miss. – Today in Mississippi, plaintiffs and civil rights groups that challenged Mississippi’s burdensome absentee ballot requirements celebrated new protections put in place for absentee voters as the state conducts an...
October 20, 2020
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – A new analysis released today by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) finds that as voters across the country begin to cast their ballots for the 2020 General Election, younger voters continue to lag in...
