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New SPLC Report Exposes Punitive Juvenile Justice System In Mississippi

October 10, 2023

JACKSON, Miss . — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) released a troubling report on the state of Mississippi’s youth legal system, which leads the nation in pushing students out of the classroom and into prisons. The...

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Governor improperly suspends Florida’s only Black female state attorney

October 06, 2023

Esther Schrader

Rissling, et al. v. Bobo, et al.

Voting Rights

Voting Rights - AL

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October 03, 2023

The Southern Poverty Law Center and its co-counsel filed a federal lawsuit against three Alabama counties for their failure to provide an accessible option for absentee voting by blind and print-disabled voters.

Filed on behalf of the National Federation of the Blind in Alabama and four...

National Federation of the Blind of Alabama and Voters Sue Alabama Counties for Inaccessible Absentee Voting

October 03, 2023

MOBILE, Ala. — The National Federation of the Blind of Alabama and four individuals — Beverly Clayton, Gilley Pressley, Dr. Eric Peebles, and David Rissling — filed a lawsuit today against three Alabama counties for their failure...

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Artist collaborations with social justice organizations propel change

September 29, 2023

Rhonda Sonnenberg

SPLC Designates October as Hate Crimes Awareness Month

September 29, 2023

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — With the United States experiencing the highest levels of hate violence on record, according to the FBI’s latest hate crime report , the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is sounding the alarm about the...

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SPLC launches Hate Crimes Awareness Month to highlight epidemic of bias incidents

September 29, 2023

Features and Stories

Banned Books Week: Titles most challenged in schools and libraries

September 29, 2023

Collection of book covers of banned titles

SPLC Backs Redistricting Data Hub to Provide Nonpartisan Voting Rights Data for the South

September 26, 2023

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) announced a new effort to provide local redistricting data through the Redistricting Data Hub (RDH) , a nonpartisan centralized hub that will be accessible to...

U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Allows Drawing of Alabama Congressional Map to Move Forward

September 26, 2023

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Today, the U.S. Supreme Court denied the Alabama Attorney General’s request to delay the rollout of the state's new court-ordered congressional map, which could have endangered its timely implementation for the...

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New SPLC Report Exposes Punitive Juvenile Justice System In Mississippi

Governor improperly suspends Florida’s only Black female state attorney

Rissling, et al. v. Bobo, et al.

Date Filed

National Federation of the Blind of Alabama and Voters Sue Alabama Counties for Inaccessible Absentee Voting

Artist collaborations with social justice organizations propel change

SPLC Designates October as Hate Crimes Awareness Month

SPLC launches Hate Crimes Awareness Month to highlight epidemic of bias incidents

Banned Books Week: Titles most challenged in schools and libraries

SPLC Backs Redistricting Data Hub to Provide Nonpartisan Voting Rights Data for the South

U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Allows Drawing of Alabama Congressional Map to Move Forward

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