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SPLC Statement on Final Day of U.S. Census Counting

October 15, 2020

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The following statement about the final 24 hours of counting for the 2020 census is by Nancy Abudu, deputy legal director for the Southern Poverty Law Center. Until 6:00AM Eastern Daylight Time on October 16,...

SPLC Action Fund Responds to SCOTUS Decision to Halt Census Count

October 13, 2020

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The following statement regarding the Supreme Court's decision to halt the census count while litigation continues in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit is by Nancy Abudu, deputy legal director...

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Georgia Secretary of State, Hate Group Leader Discuss Voter Fraud Probe

October 01, 2020

Hatewatch Staff

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger joined Tony Perkins, president of anti-LGBTQ hate group Family Research Council (FRC), on the Sept. 9 episode of Perkins’ radio show “Washington Watch” to discuss his office’s investigation into allegations of double voting.

SPLC: Federal Appeals Court Decision in Florida Voting Rights Case "Completely Contrary to the Words and Spirit of our Constitution"

September 11, 2020

ATLANTA - The following statement regarding today's U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit decision in Jones v. Florida is by Nancy Abudu, deputy legal director for the Southern Poverty Law Center: "With mere days before...

Federal Appeals Court Hearing Concludes in Challenge to Florida Law Obstructing Voting Rights Restoration

August 18, 2020

ATLANTA — A federal appeals court hearing in a case that may enable hundreds of thousands of Floridians to register to vote in time for the November election concluded today after two hours of oral argument. The case concerns...

Features and Stories

The State of Women’s Suffrage – 100 Years Later

August 18, 2020

Nancy Abudu

The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote, but systemic sexism and disenfranchisement of Black women still block equitable access to the ballot.

SPLC on Centennial Anniversary of 19th Amendment Ratification

August 17, 2020

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The following statement on the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is by Nancy Abudu, deputy legal director for the Southern Poverty Law Center: “The...

SPLC Action Fund: Florida Needlessly Conducts Primary Election during Pandemic without Available Federal Funds

August 17, 2020

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The following statement about tomorrow's primary elections in Florida is by Nancy Abudu, deputy legal director for the SPLC Action Fund: "Tomorrow, Florida will needlessly conduct a statewide election during a...

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Vote Your Voice

July 28, 2020

Angela Tuck

First grants awarded; second round application process underway

SPLC: SCOTUS Decision in Florida Rights Restoration Case Is 'Unfortunate, but not Insurmountable, Setback'

July 16, 2020

WASHINGTON - Today, the Supreme Court denied an application to vacate stay in Raysor v. DeSantis - litigation challenging Florida's modern-day poll tax. The case will move forward at the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the...

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