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SPLC Action Fund condemns Georgia governor's decision to sign House Bill 838

August 06, 2020

ATLANTA- Earlier this week Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed House Bill 838, which will grant police officers special status beyond what ordinary citizens enjoy. The new law, which goes into effect on January 1, 2021, will make...

SPLC Statement on the Suspensions of Two North Paulding High School Students

August 06, 2020

DALLAS, Ga. – This week, a Georgia school district suspended two students for sharing a photo of their school environment in a viral social media post critical of the school’s reopening plans. The photos showed dozens of students...

Federal Court Denies Government’s Motion to Dismiss in Immigration Court Case

August 03, 2020

PORTLAND, OR – Immigrant rights advocates challenging the weaponization of the U.S. immigration courts applaud Friday’s late-afternoon ruling by the U.S. District Court of Oregon that their lawsuit, Las Americas v Trump , will...

SPLC: One Year Later, Remembering Those Who Lost Their Lives in El Paso

August 03, 2020

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — One year ago today, a gunman opened fire in an El Paso, Texas, shopping center after reportedly driving more than nine hours to target Mexican nationals. This deadly attack took the lives of 23 people and...

SPLC Action Fund Statement on Passage of House Appropriations Minibus Bill

July 31, 2020

WASHINGTON — SPLC Action Fund Chief of Staff Lecia Brooks released the statement below after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R.7617, a House appropriations bill with a vote of 217-197. The “minibus” bill contains...

SPLC Statement on Twitter Suspending David Duke

July 31, 2020

ATLANTA — The Southern Poverty Law Center Interim Research Director Keegan Hankes released the following statement after Twitter took the long overdue step to permanently suspend David Duke, one of the most recognizable figures...

NEW POLL: Voters in Deep South Oppose Guaranteed Immunity for Corporations and Businesses

July 31, 2020

WASHINGTON — As Senator Majority Leader Mitch McConnell holds up COVID-19 relief for struggling families to protect corporations, today the SPLC Action Fund released new findings from a poll showing 3 in 5 voters in three...

SPLC Statement on U.S. District Court Blocking of Public Charge Rule

July 30, 2020

WASHINGTON — Late Wednesday, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York again blocked the Trump administration’s “public charge” rule that undermined access to healthcare, nutrition and housing...

SPLC Action Fund on Trump’s Latest Attack on DACA

July 28, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. – SPLC Action Fund President and Chief Executive Officer Margaret Huang issued the below statement following reports that President Trump has issued an order to the Department of Homeland Security to start...

NEW REPORT: Giffords Law Center and SPLC Action Fund Release New Analysis on How ‘Stand Your Ground’ Laws Fuel Racist, Lethal Violence

July 28, 2020

WASHINGTON — The murder of Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man out for a jog in Georgia, thrust controversial Stand Your Ground laws back into the headlines. To better inform the debate around these dangerous laws, Giffords Law Center and...

SPLC Action Fund Statement on GOP COVID-19 Relief Package: “Callous and inhumane”

July 28, 2020

WASHINGTON — SPLC Action Fund President and CEO Margaret Huang released the statement below after the Republican majority in the U.S. Senate introduced their second COVID-19 relief package this afternoon. Their $1 trillion...

Southern Poverty Law Center Announces Initial Grants in $30M Vote Your Voice Initiative

July 28, 2020

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) announces the first round of Vote Your Voice grants to 12 voter outreach organizations across the Deep South as part of the $30 million voter mobilization...

SPLC Action Fund Calls on State Rep. Will Dismukes to Take Accountability and Reconcile with Alabama History

July 27, 2020

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The SPLC Action Fund Chief of Staff Lecia Brooks released the following statement in response to State Rep. Will Dismukes’ (R-Prattville, Ala.) public celebration of Nathan Bedford Forrest — a Confederate...

SPLC on Rep. Lewis’ Final Journey Through Alabama

July 24, 2020

Montgomery, Ala. — The Southern Poverty Law Center President and Chief Executive Officer Margaret Huang released the statement below ahead of celebration of life ceremonies for Congressman John Lewis that will include a final...

SPLC Action Fund Warns of Far-Right Extremist Threats in Statement Submitted as Part of U.S. House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism Hearings

July 24, 2020

WASHINGTON — Yesterday, in a letter statement submitted to Representative Max Rose (NY-11), Chair of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism, and Representative Mark Walker (NC-6), Ranking Member...

SPLC Action Fund Applauds U.S. House Vote to Remove Confederate Symbols in the 2021 Fiscal Year Appropriations Measures

July 24, 2020

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The SPLC Action Fund Chief of Staff Lecia Brooks released the following statement in response to the U.S. House of Representatives voting 224-189 on a package of appropriations bills that include provisions to...

SPLC Responds to DOJ Report Detailing Use of Excessive Force in Alabama Prisons

July 23, 2020

MONTGOMERY, Alabama - The U.S. Department of Justice today released a report detailing unconstitutional conditions regarding use of excessive force on men incarcerated in the Alabama Department of Corrections. The following...

SPLC Action Fund Statement on Federal Troops Surge in U.S. Cities

July 23, 2020

WASHINGTON — SPLC Action Fund President and Chief Executive Officer Margaret Huang issued the below statement in response to President Trump’s announcement that he will deploy hundreds of federal troops to Chicago and Albuquerque...

Teaching Tolerance Releases New Classroom Film and Lessons for Grades 6-12

July 23, 2020

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – On Monday, July 27, the Southern Poverty Law Center’s (SPLC) Teaching Tolerance project will release its latest classroom film, “Bibi” – a story told about the intersection of family, identity and belonging...

SPLC Action Fund Poll Shows Overwhelming Public Support for Congress to Pass Additional COVID-19 Relief

July 23, 2020

WASHINGTON — Today, SPLC Action Fund released a poll showing that eight out of every 10 voters — across party lines — in Florida, Georgia and Louisiana strongly support Congress providing additional coronavirus relief and...

SPLC Action Fund Responds to House Vote to Remove Confederate Symbols from the U.S. Capitol

July 22, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The SPLC Action Fund Chief of Staff Lecia Brooks released the following statement in response to the U.S. House of Representatives approval of H.R.7573 , 305-113, legislation which directs the Architect of the...

SPLC Action Fund on Passing of NO BAN Act in U.S. House of Representatives

July 22, 2020

WASHINGTON — SPLC Action Fund President and Chief Executive Officer Margaret Huang issued the statement below following the passing of the NO BAN Act in the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 233-183. The Act is designed...

DeVos Sued by Public School Parents, NAACP, and School Districts to Block Illegal Rule That Diverts Critical COVID-19 Aid from Public Schools to Private Schools

July 22, 2020

NATIONAL – A rule issued by the U.S. Department of Education this month coerces school districts to use an illegal process to inflate the amount of federal COVID-19 aid they must share with private schools. The rule will...

SPLC Action Fund Responds to U.S. House of Representatives Approval of the National Defense Authorization Act

July 21, 2020

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — SPLC Action Fund Chief of Staff Lecia Brooks released the following statement in response to the bipartisan U.S. House of Representatives approval of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), 295-125,...

SPLC Action Fund: Trump’s Census Memo is Unlawful and Harmful

July 21, 2020

WASHINGTON — SPLC Action Fund President and Chief Executive Officer Margaret Huang issued the statement below after President Trump issued a memo ordering the U.S. Census Bureau to exclude undocumented immigrants living in the...

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