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League of Women Voters of Louisiana, et al. v. Landry, et al.
The Southern Poverty Law Center has filed a lawsuit on behalf of a coalition of voting rights groups against the state of Louisiana following its passage of a proof of citizenship law that violates the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA). The NVRA does not allow states to require the collection of additional documentation to register…
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Voting Rights Coalition Sues to Defend Freedom to Vote for Louisianians
Baton Rouge, Louisiana — Today, a coalition of voting rights groups is suing the state of Louisiana for a blatant violation of Louisianians’ freedom to vote. The state passed a proof of citizenship law that is unconstitutionally vague and violates the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA). If implemented, the law will disproportionately harm voters of…
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2025 Federal Policy Priorities
For over five decades, the Southern Poverty Law Center has worked to build a more just and equitable America, ensuring that all people — especially Black and Brown communities — can thrive. Through litigation, community mobilization and advocacy in Washington and across the Deep South, we advance policies that protect civil rights, provide opportunity and…
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Power of the People: The SAVE Act and its threat to American democracy
At our democracy’s imperfect founding, only white men who owned property could vote. Through significant struggle and sacrifice, we’ve made progress. The Reconstruction amendments, the 19th Amendment, the Indian Citizenship Act, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 — over time, these landmark developments have made voting rights real for people of color, women, language minorities…
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SPLC president and CEO speaks out on SAVE Act’s danger to our democracy
While the nation watches the slow-rolling car crash that has been the Trump tariff policy, Republicans in Congress have been moving forward on another part of the Project 2025 agenda: making it more difficult to vote. The House passed its version of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act last month, with every Republican representative…
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SPLC and Florida Decides Healthcare File Lawsuit Challenging DeSantis’ Attack on Direct Democracy
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), Florida Decides Healthcare (FDH), and the Elias Law Group, held a press conference announcing a new federal lawsuit challenging HB 1205, a law that severely restricts Florida’s citizen-led constitutional amendment process. Governor Ron DeSantis signed the bill into law on Friday, triggering swift legal action from…
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Students, parents call on judge to immediately halt Department of Education’s rollback of civil rights investigations
Preliminary injunction seeks to reverse actions by Department’s Office for Civil Rights that have abandoned thousands of claims and investigations WASHINGTON, D.C. — A group of students and parents, represented by the National Center for Youth Law (NCYL), the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), and the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, Inc. (COPAA), filed…
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SPLC Denounces Recently Passed Florida Bill Aimed at Creating Barriers for Citizen-led Amendment Process
TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Today, the Florida State Legislature passed House Bill 1205 (HB 1205), a bill that would create major financial, legal, and bureaucratic barriers to the citizen-led amendment process, making it inaccessible for everyday Floridians. The Southern Poverty Law Center’s Florida Policy Director Jonathan Webber said this about the passage: “The passage of HB…
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Together We Fight
Cabinet Members Defend Nonprofits Executive Orders Our Positions Who’s in Power — and How They’re Hurting Us Together we fight back. We’re naming names, view all. Pam BondiAttorney General Pete HesgethSecretary of Defense Linda McMahonSecretary of Education Scott TurnerSecretary of Housing and Urban Development Join the Movement to Protect Civil Rights in 2025 Preserving our…
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