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- Eliminating Poverty and Economic Inequality
SPLC Report Examines Threat of Rural Hospital Closures in Wake of Federal Healthcare Cuts
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) released Critical Condition: Rural Health Care Access Following HR 1, a report that examines how implementation of the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” could exacerbate a dangerous trend of hospital closures throughout the rural South. Between 2005 and 2023, at least 146 rural hospitals across the country stopped offering inpatient services, with 34 located in the Deep South. New analysis from the SPLC shows that an additional 99 rural hospitals in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi could also be…
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- Strengthening Democracy & Voting Rights
SPLC Condemns Efforts by Alabama Legislature to Dilute Black Voting Power
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — In response to the Louisiana v. Callais decision, the Alabama Legislature held a special legislative session this week where lawmakers voted to delay certain primary elections, with the intention of paving the way to dissolve districts where Black communities have the most voting power. Alabama is currently awaiting a decision from the…
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SPLC Denies Charges, Vows to Fight Them in Court
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) was arraigned in the USA v. Southern Poverty Law Center case and pleaded not guilty to all counts of the indictment. Below is a statement from SPLC interim President and CEO Bryan Fair following the first court appearance: “The charges against the SPLC are provably wrong; they are based on inaccurate facts and a misapplication of law. Our informant program was successful in accomplishing its purposes: Threats and…
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- Strengthening Democracy & Voting Rights
Voting Rights Groups Sue to Stop Florida Congressional Map
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Common Cause, the League of Women Voters of Florida (LWVFL) and the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), represented by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ) and Democracy Defenders Fund, filed a lawsuit today in the 2nd Judicial Circuit Court in Leon County to stop the new Florida…
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- Strengthening Democracy & Voting Rights
SPLC Condemns Florida’s New Congressional Map as Attack on Voting Rights
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) denounced the congressional map approved in a special session by the Florida Legislature. The new map is designed to give Republicans a better chance at winning additional seats in the House of Representatives. “This map, which was rushed through approval without any meaningful opportunity for…
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- Strengthening Democracy & Voting Rights
SPLC Denounces U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision on Louisiana Redistricting Case
Supreme Court upholds federal court decision to strike down Louisiana map as racial gerrymandering WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a federal court’s decision to strike down Louisiana’s congressional map, signed into law by Gov. Jeff Landry, as an unconstitutional gerrymander. “Today, the Supreme Court set our nation back more than 60 years,…
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SPLC Files Motions Arguing Trump Administration Officials Made False Statements Related to Informant Program
MONTGOMERY, Alabama — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) filed two motions in federal court related to the grand jury indictment returned last week and announced at a press conference by Department of Justice (DOJ) officials. The motions follow the false statements by acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche in press and media interviews…
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- Dismantling White Supremacy
SPLC Mourns the Loss of Congressman David Scott
ATLANTA — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) mourns the loss of U.S. Rep. David Scott, who served Georgians for nearly five decades in elected office. He was 80. “As a longtime representative of Georgia’s 13th Congressional District, Congressman Scott understood the needs and significance of representing the communities he served. His perspective enabled…
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- Strengthening Democracy & Voting Rights
Senate Fails to Advance SAVE Act, Millions of Voters Retain Their Right to Vote for Now
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) celebrates the U.S. Senate’s failure to advance the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act, sweeping anti-voter legislation pushed by the Trump administration that would erect significant barriers to ballot access for millions of eligible Americans. “We are glad to see the SAVE Act stall in the…
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- Strengthening Democracy & Voting Rights
SPLC Joins Pro-Voter Groups on Motion to Intervene in Louisiana’s Lawsuit Against the Election Assistance Commission
Louisiana seeks to add unlawful and burdensome proof-of-citizenship requirements to the federal form for voter registration Monroe, Louisiana — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and a coalition of pro-voter organizations filed a motion to intervene as defendants in Louisiana v. EAC. On Tuesday, Louisiana filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Election Assistance…