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On Aug. 28, 1963, some 250,000 people gathered in the nation’s capital for the March on Washington
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August 28, 2020
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Sylvester Hartley, a named plaintiff in the Southern Poverty Law Center’s (SPLC) longstanding Braggs v. Dunn lawsuit challenging the inadequate health care provided by the Alabama Department of Corrections,...
Features and Stories
August 27, 2020
JACKSON, Miss. – A lawsuit filed in federal court today against Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson and Attorney General Lynn Fitch challenges the constitutionality of the state’s absentee ballot requirements, including...
August 27, 2020
NEW ORLEANS – As Hurricane Laura barreled through Louisiana, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) never shared any emergency plans detailing how the agency would ensure the safety of the hundreds of immigrants in its custody...
The Southern Poverty Law Center and its allies challenged the constitutionality of Mississippi’s burdensome absentee ballot requirements to ensure all voters have the opportunity to cast a ballot during the COVID-19 pandemic, including the November 2020 general election.
The federal...
Hatewatch
In his 2018 book How Fascism Works, Jason Stanley details how the propagandistic cult of personality surrounding President Trump is reminiscent of fascist movements from history.
August 26, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Southern Poverty Law Center President and CEO Margaret Huang issued the statement below after a 17-year-old male individual was arrested for the alleged shooting that killed two and injured another in...
August 26, 2020
WASHINGTON, DC – Following the peaceful protest of Black asylum seekers held at the Pine Prairie ICE Processing Center in Pine Prairie, Louisiana, the Cameroonian American Council (CAC), Freedom for Immigrants, ISLA Immigration...
August 25, 2020
KENOSHA, Wis. — Southern Poverty Law Center President and CEO Margaret Huang issued the below statement following the shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man shot multiple times by Kenosha, Wis., police at close range on Sunday. He...
