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Southern Poverty Law Center Selects Former Board Chair Bryan Fair as Interim President and CEO After Margaret Huang Announces Resignation
MONTGOMERY, AL — After five years serving as President and CEO of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), Margaret Huang has stepped down from her role to prioritize family life. The board of directors has named constitutional scholar and former SPLC Board Chair Bryan Fair as interim president and CEO while the board begins outlining…
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- Eliminating Poverty and Economic Inequality
SPLC Condemns Passage of Republican-led Budget Bill
MONTGOMERY, Alabama — The Southern Poverty Law Center condemns the passage of the so-called “big, beautiful bill” by House and Senate Republicans. This budget is a reckless and dangerous bill that would push millions of people in America deeper into hunger, illness and poverty. While families across the nation struggle to make ends meet, this bill makes…
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- Eliminating Poverty and Economic Inequality
Congress Introduces Housing not Handcuffs Act
Washington, DC — Today at 3:30 PM EST, Congress members Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) and Maxwell Frost (D-FL), along with national and local homelessness advocates, will introduce the Housing Not Handcuffs Act at a press conference in room 215 of the Capitol Visitors Center. This act prohibits federal agencies from arresting, ticketing, or otherwise criminalizing homelessness.…
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- Eliminating Poverty and Economic Inequality
With Threats of Medicaid Cuts Looming, SPLC Releases Report on Necessity of Medicaid Expansion in the Deep South
MONTGOMERY, Alabama — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) released a report highlighting the urgent need for Medicaid expansion in the Deep South as a pressing matter of racial and disability justice. At a time when Republicans in Congress and President Donald Trump are pushing a budget reconciliation process that would dramatically cut Medicaid,…
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- Eliminating Poverty and Economic Inequality
Students sue over Trump’s shutdown of Job Corps program
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, seven Job Corps students, on behalf of a nationwide class, filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Labor over the Trump administration’s decision to close Job Corps centers across the country and shut down the Job Corps program. The plaintiffs are represented by Public Citizen Litigation Group and Southern Poverty…
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- Dismantling White Supremacy
SPLC files complaint against extremist group Goyim Defense League for hate campaign targeting Black and Jewish communities
NASHVILLE, Tennessee — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) filed a complaint on behalf of a young, biracial man against the Goyim Defense League (GDL), its leadership and GDL members for their campaign to assault, harass and intimidate the Jewish and Black communities of Nashville as part of a roadshow of hate. Claims include…
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- Dismantling White Supremacy
SPLC President Condemns Trump’s Move to Rename Military Bases with Confederate Leaders’ Names
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration recently announced plans to restore the names of military bases which had previously recognized Confederate leaders, including several bases in Alabama and Georgia. These bases were initially renamed as a result of bipartisan legislation passed in 2020, which tasked a nonpartisan commission with identifying appropriate new names that honored American…
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- Eliminating Poverty and Economic Inequality
SPLC Seeks Temporary Restraining Order to Keep Queensborough Elementary School Open
NEW ORLEANS — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) filed a petition in district court for Caddo Parish on behalf of a student and his parents, seeking a temporary restraining order against the Caddo Parish School Board (CPSB). The plaintiffs are asking the court to bar CPSB from closing Queensborough Elementary School (Queensborough) after…
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- Eliminating Poverty and Economic Inequality
SPLC Condemns Budget Bill Passed by House Republicans
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Southern Poverty Law Center condemns the reconciliation bill passed by House Republicans early this morning as a reckless and dangerous proposal that would push millions of people in America deeper into hunger, illness and poverty. While families across the nation struggle to make ends meet, this so-called “big, beautiful bill” makes devastating…
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- Dismantling White Supremacy
SPLC Releases Annual Year in Hate & Extremism Report, Finds Hard-Right Groups Tightening Grip and Influencing Our Democracy
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) released its annual Year in Hate & Extremism report, which chronicles trends in hard-right activity, exposes the players who are driving extremism and equips communities with data and tools to prevent radicalization. The new report documents 1,371 hate and antigovernment extremist groups in the United…