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SPLC: Appellate Division Unanimously Upholds Dissolution of Conversion Therapy Provider Who Was Barred From Promoting Fraudulent Practice In 2015

July 06, 2021

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Today, the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey upheld an order enforcing a permanent injunction against New Jersey-based conversion therapy promoters and awarding attorneys’ fees for bringing...

SPLC: SCOTUS Brnovich Ruling Further Undermines VRA, Congressional Action Needed to Restore and Strengthen VRA

July 01, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a decision in Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee and Arizona Republican Party v. Democratic National Committee. The SPLC filed a friend-of-the-court...

New Web Resources Can Help Prevent Youth Radicalization

June 29, 2021

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — New tools to help parents and educators protect vulnerable young people from online radicalization were released today by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and American University’s Polarization and...

New Fellowship to Provide Crucial Civil Rights Training for Early-Career Lawyers

June 29, 2021

ATLANTA, Ga. – The Southern Education Foundation (SEF) and the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) today announced a joint fellowship program to help early-career attorneys develop the skills and experience they need to advance...

SPLC Action Fund Response to Supreme Court Declining Trans Bathroom Appeal

June 28, 2021

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Today, for the second time, the Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit meant to bar transgender students from bathrooms that align with their gender identity. Today's decision rejected an appeal by a Virginia school...

Anti-Confederate Billboard Presses for Removal of Confederate Monument from Georgia Capitol Lawn

June 28, 2021

ATLANTA, Ga. – Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center raised a billboard in support of advocacy efforts in Georgia to remove Confederate symbols from public spaces. The billboard is located at the Langford/I-85/75 split heading...

More than 25 organizations file amicus brief to release Wisconsin order halting $4 billion in loan forgiveness for BIPOC farmers

June 25, 2021

MADISON, Wis. –– On behalf of the Rural Coalition, the Intertribal Agriculture Council, the North Carolina Association of Black Lawyers Land Loss Prevention Project and 23 additional farm, rural, environmental, health and civil...

SPLC Responds to Continued Wind Down of Remain in Mexico Policy Starting Today

June 23, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Melissa Crow, a senior supervising attorney with the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), released the following statement responding to the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) announcement concerning...

Advocacy Groups, Parents and Students Sue Palm Beach County School District for Harmful, Illegal Use of the Baker Act

June 22, 2021

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. – Today, a group of Palm Beach County parents and students, Disability Rights Florida, and the Florida State Conference of the NAACP sued the School Board of Palm Beach County and its officials and...

Southern Poverty Law Center and Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore sue Georgia Department of Labor over unpaid and unprocessed unemployment claims

June 22, 2021

ATLANTA -- Citing repeated failures to follow Georgia and federal law governing the payment and processing of unemployment insurance benefits claims, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and Atlanta-based law firm Bondurant,...

SPLC: Remove Pedestals Glorifying the Confederacy from Public Property

June 21, 2021

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) released new data amending the number of pedestals listed as “removed” in its Whose Heritage? report, which tracks symbols of the Confederacy across the United...

EXCLUSIVE REPORTING: Large Donors Pumped Over Four Million Dollars into White Nationalist Group’s Coffers in Lead up to 2020 Election

June 17, 2021

WASHINGTON - A new report released today by Southern Poverty Law Center’s (SPLC) Hatewatch and the Center for Media and Democracy reveals big money donors pumped $4.3 million into white nationalist group VDARE in the lead up to...

SPLC Offers New Guide on Immigrant Students’ Right to a Public Education

June 17, 2021

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Southern Poverty Law Center today released Protecting Immigrant Students’ Rights to a Public Education , a guide explaining the legal framework and rights of immigrant children and families to enroll and...

SPLC Remembers the Charleston Church Shooting Victims and Survivors

June 17, 2021

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Today marks the sixth anniversary of the Charleston Church massacre. The following statement is from SPLC Chief of Staff Lecia Brooks: “Today is the sixth anniversary of the Charleston Church massacre and we...

SPLC: Attorney General’s Decisions Are Important First Step in Re-establishing Rights of Asylum Seekers

June 16, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following Attorney General Merrick Garland’s decisions vacating key pieces of the Trump administration’s systematic assault on the U.S. asylum process, Peter Isbister, Senior Lead Attorney with the Southern...

More than 300 Confederate Symbols Removed, Yet Hate Still Stands

June 15, 2021

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – On Thursday, June 17, POV will host a roundtable Facebook live event featuring activist Bree Newsome, documentary director CJ Hunt, and SPLC Chief of Staff Lecia Brooks discussing the future of the Confederate...

Voting Rights Groups Sue to Block New Restrictions that Make Voter Registration Much Harder in Florida

June 14, 2021

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Today, Fair Elections Center and the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) filed a lawsuit to challenge Florida Senate Bill 90, an omnibus voting rights bill that, among other things, requires civic organizations...

SPLC: New OSHA Safety Standards Fail Workers

June 10, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Julia Solórzano, a staff attorney with the Southern Poverty Law Center’s (SPLC) Immigrant Justice Project, released the following statement responding to Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA)...

SPLC to The Citadel: Don’t Miss This Opportunity to Get on the Right Side of History

June 10, 2021

CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Citadel recently began the process of demolishing Capers Hall, which was named for two brothers who fought to preserve chattel slavery during the Civil War. The following statement is from SPLC Chief of...

SPLC Applauds Unanimous Charlottesville City Council Vote to Remove Two Confederate Statues from Public Parks

June 09, 2021

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - The Charlottesville City Council unanimously voted to remove two statues of Confederate generals in its parks from public display. The statue of Robert E. Lee was the focal point for the Unite the Right...

SPLC Responds to Vice President Harris: Seeking Asylum is a Fundamental Right

June 09, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sarah Rich, a senior supervising attorney with the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) released the following statement responding to comments made by Vice President Kamala Harris. “Seeking protection from...

Serving National Guardsman Sought to Build White Power Army

June 08, 2021

WASHINGTON - A serving national guardsman and U.S. Marine Corps veteran helped the accelerationist organization, The Base , plan a white power army, according to a new report published in Hatewatch. The piece, which follows his...

Fund Georgia’s Future: State Efforts to Whitewash Curriculum Is a Distraction from the Real Problem Facing our Schools

June 04, 2021

GEORGIA – The Georgia Board of Education voted last night to approve a resolution banning classroom discussion about racism and white supremacy. Last month, Governor Brian Kemp sent a letter to the board urging them to take “...

Federal Judge Approves Class Action Lawsuit on Behalf of Children with Mental Health Needs in Louisiana

June 02, 2021

NEW ORLEANS, La. – U.S. District Court Judge Brian A. Jackson ruled last week that a lawsuit challenging Louisiana’s failure to provide intensive home and community-based mental health services, as required by law, to Medicaid-...

SPLC: Community Activists Force Reckoning with Racist Public School Names in Jacksonville

June 02, 2021

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Last night, the Duval County School Board voted in favor of changing the names of six public schools named after Confederate leaders. Their decision follows the will of the community, which chose to remove...

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