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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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Executive Actions that Undermine Our Freedoms
President Trump’s executive orders aren’t just policy — they’re attacks on our rights, our communities, and our democracy. Here’s how they’re causing harm — and what we must do to fight back. Here are explanations of how: Dropdown to Executive Actions Select a topicAdditional Measures to Combat AntisemitismImproving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States and…
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The Trump Cabinet’s War on Our Rights
These aren’t just policies — they’re deliberate attacks on our communities. Trump’s Cabinet uses its power to roll back civil rights, deepen racial injustice, and rig the system against us. We name names and show the damage — because we refuse to let history repeat itself. Click “View” to see how actions by these members…
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Trump Executive Action on Voting, Explained
Image at top: At the C.T. Martin Natatorium and Recreation Center in Atlanta, voters line up early on Election Day 2024 to cast their votes. (Credit: David Naugle)
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Westside Summer Leadership Institute Application
Thank you for your interest in the Westside Summer Leadership Institute (WSLI)! WSLI is an eight-week paid fellowship that supports youth from Atlanta’s Westside on their personal leadership journey. The institute is a partnership of the SPLC Georgia, Create Your Dreams, That’s My Child, and H.E.Y.
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Opposing President Donald Trump’s executive order targeting voting rights
The right to vote is a cornerstone of democracy; it safeguards all other rights. Yet recently we have witnessed systemic assaults to voting on several fronts. Last month, President Donald Trump issued an executive order that unilaterally aims to upend voting as we know it. If implemented by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, the order…
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SPLC and League of Women Voters Move to Protect Fair Representation in Census Lawsuit
Groups look to intervene in case challenging inclusion of all residents in congressional apportionment count LAFAYETTE, La. — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) filed a motion to intervene in Louisiana v. U.S. Department of Commerce on behalf of the League of Women Voters of the United States (LWV), the League of Women Voters of Florida (LWVFL),…
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Victory in Georgia! State Senate authorizes rights restoration study committee
The Southern Poverty Law Center is honored to stand alongside the Rights Restoration Coalition of Georgia to celebrate a meaningful step forward: the Georgia State Senate’s passage of SR 429. This resolution establishes a study committee to examine the criminal legal system’s impact on the disenfranchisement of Georgians. The lieutenant governor will appoint six state…
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SPLC Condemns Passage of the SAVE Act in House; Calls on Senate to Reject this Measure
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Today, House Republicans passed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, a bill that would limit the voting power of women, Black and Latino, young and rural voters and so many other communities in the South and across the nation. The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) decries this vote and urges the…
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