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- Eliminating Poverty and Economic Inequality
SPLC Releases New Project on the Continued Devastating Impacts of Hurricane Katrina 20 Years Later
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana – On the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) will publish an essay series, Living in the Wake: The Enduring Legacy of Hurricane Katrina, detailing the lasting effects of Hurricane Katrina on the lives of New Orleans residents impacted by the storm. The storytelling project provides a…
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- Ending Unjust Imprisonment
SPLC Represents Progressive People’s Action to Intervene in Lawsuit to Defend Rights of Unhoused St. Petersburg Residents
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), on behalf of Progressive People’s Action (PPA), filed a motion to intervene in Whaley v. St. Petersburg. This lawsuit was filed by Ronnica Whaley, the owner of a restaurant in downtown St. Petersburg. In her lawsuit, Whaley requests that the court order the City…
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- Dismantling White Supremacy
SPLC Denounces Trump Administration’s Directive to Cut Federal Funding From Housing Authorities Working With Immigrant Communities
MONTGOMERY, Alabama — The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) condemns the Trump administration’s proposed directive to attack, malign and cut federal funding to every public housing authority in the country that actively protects immigrants. The Trump administration’s Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is demanding public housing authorities report the citizenship status of tenants…
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- Ending Unjust Imprisonment
SPLC Condemns Trump Administration’s Call to Reinstate Death Penalty in Washington, D.C.
MONTGOMERY, Alabama — The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) denounces the Trump administration’s abhorrent directive to reinstate the death penalty in Washington, D.C., to combat “violent crime” in the district, where the crime rate is at its lowest in decades. The administration went even further by suggesting states take similar action and threatening to revoke…
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- Ending Unjust Imprisonment
SPLC Blasts Presidential Executive Orders Eliminating Cashless Bail in Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON D.C. — The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) condemns the presidential executive orders announced today that will eliminate cashless bail for people arrested in Washington, D.C., and will seek to pull federal funding from other cities that have passed common sense reforms. These actions are driven by fearmongering, not facts, since data shows that cashless bail does not lead…
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- Strengthening Democracy & Voting Rights
Court Agrees Alabama’s State Senate Districts Violate the Voting Rights Act
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – In a mixed ruling on Alabama’s state Senate redistricting case, a federal court has found that the state’s map violates the Voting Rights Act in Montgomery but upheld the current map makeup in the Huntsville area. The decision is an important victory for Black voters, though advocates stress that Alabama still has…
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- Eliminating Poverty and Economic Inequality
SPLC Files Complaint Demanding Use of Federal Funds to Correct Jackson’s Devastating Water Crisis
Hundreds of Jacksonians Face Housing Displacement Due to Water Shutoffs JACKSON, Misssissippi — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) filed a federal complaint to prevent the state of Mississippi from misusing and withholding federal funds intended for the City of Jackson in its ongoing water crisis. Approved funds from the American Rescue Plan Act…
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- Strengthening Democracy & Voting Rights
Federal Court Orders Mississippi Supreme Court District Lines Be Redrawn
Ruling stems from lawsuit charging those lines unlawfully dilute the voting strength of Black residents OXFORD, Miss. — A federal court today ruled that Mississippi’s Supreme Court district lines must be redrawn to ensure Black voters have an equal opportunity to elect candidates of their choice. The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), American Civil Liberties…
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- Dismantling White Supremacy
SPLC Condemns Mississippi and Louisiana Governors Sending National Guard to Further Trump D.C. Takeover
MONTGOMERY, Alabama — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) denounces the actions of Mississippi and Louisiana governors, Tate Reeves and Jeff Landry respectively, in aiding the costly and arbitrary Trump administration takeover of Washington, D.C. by deploying additional National Guard servicemembers. “The latest deployment of Mississippi and Louisiana National Guard further shows the lengths…
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SPLC Denounces the Administration’s Latest Abuse of Power
Montgomery, Ala – The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) denounces the actions of deploying the National Guard and taking over the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department by the Trump administration. “The Southern Poverty Law Center joins its partners, allies, and supporters in condemning the Trump administration’s deployment of the National Guard in D.C., as well…