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Terror from the Right
07/01/2009
Here are the stories of plots, conspiracies and racist rampages since 1995 — plots and violence waged against a democratic America.
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Preliminary Agreement Reached in Miss. Juvenile Detention Center Case
06/30/2009
Children and teens at a Mississippi juvenile detention center will no longer be locked in cells all day without reason or forced to sleep on the floor in a squalid, overcrowded facility following an agreement the Southern Poverty Law Center has reached in
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Plea Agreement Reached in Jena Six Case
06/26/2009
Five black youths accused of beating a white high school student in Jena, La., amid racial tension sparked by nooses hung on the high school campus, have pleaded no contest to misdemeanor simple battery charges as part of an agreement to resolve a case th
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Intelligence Report: Klan Leader Accused in Slaying 'Threatened Everybody,' Coerced Sons To Join, Wife Says
05/28/2009
The Louisiana Klan leader indicted for the murder of a woman who tried to quit his group coerced three of his sons to join the Klan and used threats of violence to keep members from leaving.
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Teachers, Students Enthusiastic About New Teaching Kit
05/27/2009
Immigrants have become the target of choice for many hate groups, and anti-immigrant rhetoric in the mainstream media isn't helping.
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National Dialogue Needed on Juvenile Justice
05/18/2009
The United States may be faltering as an economic powerhouse, but we're still No. 1 in one important category: locking people up.
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SPLC Releases Blueprint to Reduce Student, Teacher Dropouts in Louisiana
05/12/2009
The SPLC today released a blueprint for reducing Louisiana's alarming student and teacher dropout rates as part of an ongoing effort to improve the state's schools.
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SPLC to Congress: Protect H-2B Guestworkers, Enforce Labor Laws Aggressively
04/23/2009
The U.S. Department of Labor should repeal Bush administration regulations that have shredded labor protections for foreign guestworkers and aggressively enforce labor laws to protect all workers from exploitation.
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SPLC Report Finds Low-Income Latinos in South Targeted for Abuse, Discrimination
04/21/2009
Low-income Latino immigrants in the South are routinely the targets of wage theft, racial profiling and other abuses driven by an anti-immigrant climate that harms all Latinos regardless of their immigration status, according to a report released today by
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SPLC Sues Mississippi County to Stop 'Shocking' Abuse of Children at Detention Center
04/20/2009
The Southern Poverty Law Center today filed a federal class action suit to stop the "shockingly inhumane" treatment of children at a juvenile detention center.
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Homeland Security: Economic, Political Climate Fueling Extremism
04/15/2009
A new intelligence assessment by the Department of Homeland Security warns of extremist recruitment fueled by the faltering economy, the election of Barack Obama and fears about Latino immigration — factors the Southern Poverty Law Center has previo
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SPLC Urges Schools to Use Stimulus Money to Reform School Discipline
04/13/2009
The Southern Poverty Law Center is encouraging school districts across the country to use federal stimulus money to establish Positive Behavior Supports (PBS) in their schools.
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Bandana Project to Spotlight Sexual Exploitation of Farmworker Women
04/02/2009
Residents of 25 states and three other countries will take a stand against the sexual exploitation of farmworker women and other low-wage female immigrant workers in April as part of the "Bandana Project."
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SPLC Files Complaint After Worker Sexually Assaulted, Brutalized by Manager
03/30/2009
A Latina factory worker in North Carolina was brutally assaulted by the plant manager after she had earlier reported his sexual harassment to officials of the yarn company that employed her, according to a federal court complaint filed by the Southern Pov
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Complaint: Kentucky School District Neglects Children with Disabilities
03/24/2009
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Students with learning disabilities in Kentucky's second-largest school district have been subjected to harsh discipline but have been routinely denied the services they need to succeed in school, according to a complaint supported
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Live Webcast: Hate Groups in America
03/10/2009
SPLC President Richard Cohen and Mark Potok, editor of the Intelligence Report, will host a live webcast at 2 p.m. (EDT) on March 18 to discuss the SPLC's recently released annual count of hate groups.
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Congressional Delegation Honors Martyrs at SPLC's Civil Rights Memorial
03/09/2009
Nearly 30 members of Congress joined veterans of the civil rights movement, clergy and others at the Civil Rights Memorial in Montgomery on March 7 to honor the martyrs whose names are inscribed there. About 200 people took part in the ceremony.
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Hate Group Numbers Up By 54% Since 2000
02/26/2009
The number of hate groups operating in the United States continued to rise in 2008 and has grown by 54 percent since 2000.
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Court Ruling Against Foreign Guestworkers Highlights Need for Reform
02/23/2009
A recent federal appeals court ruling in an SPLC lawsuit involving fees paid by foreign guestworkers illustrates the need for reform of a program that results in widespread exploitation, workers and their advocates said.
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Palm Beach County Schools Reach Agreement with SPLC, Advocates to Reduce Exclusionary School Discipline
02/05/2009
One of the largest settlements involving federal education law for students with learning disabilities.
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