MIAMI – Immigrants held in U.S. custody and their attorneys reached a settlement with the federal government over COVID-19 protocols at three South Florida Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention centers. The...
WASHINGTON – Six months after the insurrection, Twitter remains a major tool for far-right extremists, enabling and boosting their efforts. A new analysis released today by Southern Poverty Law Center’s (SPLC) Hatewatch documents...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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)...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 “...