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Judge rules lawsuit challenging statewide policy of solitary in Florida prisons may proceed

October 28, 2019

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - In a ruling last week, the case Harvard v. Inch , challenging Florida’s use of solitary confinement will continue to proceed toward trial. The state of Florida asked the Northern District of Florida to dismiss...

Civil Rights Memorial Commemorates 30th Anniversary with Special Events

October 25, 2019

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) will commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Civil Rights Memorial with a special two-day event in November. The Civil Rights Memorial , dedicated by the SPLC on Nov. 5,...

Southern Poverty Law Center Interim President Karen Baynes-Dunning issued the following statement about President Trump's tweet this morning comparing the impeachment process to lynching:

October 22, 2019

"For Trump to characterize a legal impeachment inquiry as a lynching shows a complete disrespect for the thousands of Black people lynched — murdered — throughout our nation's history in acts of racism and hatred. Trump needs a...

SPLC Statement on Ruling in Amendment 4 Litigation

October 20, 2019

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Friday, October 18th, the U.S. District Court issued a ruling on a motion for preliminary injunction of Florida Senate Bill 7066 (SB 7066). The following statement is by Nancy Abudu, deputy legal director for...

“Disparate Impact” Rule Would Perpetuate Housing Discrimination, Rolls Back Decades-Old Civil Rights Protections in Housing Industry

October 18, 2019

MONTGOMERY, Ala—A proposed “disparate impact” rule by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) would weaken the standard to test if a housing policy unfairly discriminates on the basis of race, color, religion,...

Appeals Court Takes Up the Legality of Medicaid Work Requirements, Other Waiver Projects

October 11, 2019

Washington, D.C. - Today a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia heard oral arguments in two cases concerning the Trump administration’s approval of Medicaid waiver projects, which among...

SPLC Action Fund joins fight for $15 minimum wage

October 10, 2019

Tallahassee, FL. - Florida For A Fair Wage announced today that the SPLC Action Fund is joining the campaign to raise Florida’s minimum wage. The non-profit has donated $250,000 to support the constitutional amendment and will...

SPLC Report: MSD Commission Approach to School Safety Puts Florida Schoolchildren at Risk

October 10, 2019

FLORIDA – The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission (MSD Commission) is made up of a group of political appointees who lack the expertise and diversity to competently fulfill its mission, and as a result...

Civil Rights Memorial Center to Gather Comments Against Trump Administration Rule Change That Would Allow Housing Discrimination

October 10, 2019

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – For decades, the disparate impact provision of the Fair Housing Act has helped protect victims of domestic violence, immigrants, families with children, individuals with disabilities, communities of color and...

Right to a Unanimous Jury Verdict Must Apply in State Criminal Court Cases

October 07, 2019

NEW ORLEANS --The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments today in Ramos v. Louisiana, asking the court if the federal right to a unanimous jury verdict guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution applies to...

Statement on Trump’s order targeting immigrants who lack healthcare coverage

October 05, 2019

Southern Poverty Law Center Interim President and CEO Karen Baynes-Dunning issued the follow the statement: “The Trump administration is continuing its racist agenda by targeting immigrants through a cruel policy primarily aimed...

SPLC Releases Video Showcasing Impact of SB 7066 on Rosemary McCoy and the State of Florida

October 02, 2019

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – In advance of a Monday hearing before a federal judge on a motion to halt implementation of SB 7066, the Southern Poverty Law Center released a video today explaining the ongoing impact of the law on the...

SPLC Project 'We Vote! Mississippi' Reviews September Successes, Focuses on Work Ahead

October 01, 2019

JACKSON, Miss. - Today, We Vote! Mississippi, a voter engagement project led by the Southern Poverty Law Center, is announcing 785 completed voter registration forms collected to date in Hinds County and historically black...

Immigrant Advocates Request Congressional Investigation into ICE’s Abuses in Response to Peaceful Protests

September 26, 2019

ALEXANDRIA, La. –– The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) today sent a letter to members of Congress requesting an investigation into disturbing instances of violence and retaliation deployed by Immigration and Customs...

After SCOTUS Ruling, Asylum Seekers Ask Court for Protection

September 26, 2019

September 26, 2019, San Diego –Today, immigrant rights attorneys moved to block the Trump administration’s Asylum Ban from affecting tens of thousands of migrants who have already attempted to access the U.S. asylum process...

SPLC: National Voter Registration Day is about building 'a more inclusive and equitable future'

September 24, 2019

The following statement is from Nancy Abudu, Deputy Legal Director for the Southern Poverty Law Center. We Vote! Mississippi is a $450,000 voter registration and mobilization project that began last week and will continue until...

SPLC Denounces Recent Arrests of Two Young Students at an Orlando Elementary School

September 23, 2019

ORLANDO, Fla. – An Orlando law enforcement officer last week arrested two young students — ages 6 and 8 — in separate incidents involving misbehavior at the Lucious & Emma Nixon Academy Charter School, where the students...

Judge: SPLC’s Labeling of D. James Kennedy Ministries as a Hate Group is Protected by the First Amendment

September 20, 2019

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Senior U.S. District Court Judge Myron Thompson dismissed a case filed against the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) for listing the anti-LGBTQ D. James Kennedy Ministries as a hate group. Thompson’s ruling...

SPLC Announces 'We Vote! Mississippi' to Drive Up Registration and Turnout in Mississippi 2019 Elections

September 19, 2019

JACKSON, Miss. – Ahead of the pivotal 2019 statewide Mississippi elections in November, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) today announced a non-partisan, grassroots voter engagement project called We Vote! Mississippi, which...

In Victory for Motorists and Taxpayers, Mississippi Sheriff’s Office Will Stop Acting as Immigration Enforcement

September 18, 2019

HANCOCK COUNTY, MS –– The sheriff’s office in Hancock County, Mississippi, has adopted new policies to ensure that its deputies do not racially profile motorists or act as federal immigration agents, the result of a settlement...

Teaching Tolerance Examines Suicide Rate Among Young, Black Children

September 17, 2019

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The suicide rate among young, black students has steadily increased in the past few years but schools can help mitigate outcomes by connecting students to critical mental health services, as well as addressing...

SPLC, Education Law Center Launch New Campaign to Fight Vouchers, Protect Public Education

September 10, 2019

Education Law Center (ELC), the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), and the SPLC Action Fund have joined forces on a nationwide campaign to fight private school vouchers and ensure public funds are dedicated to educating the...

SPLC Intelligence Report: Unmasking Shadowy Extremists in the Fight Against Hate

September 10, 2019

Using fake names and fictional avatars, people devoted to hate and extremism exude courage and commitment to their causes online. But that changes when the world learns their real names. In the latest issue of the Southern...

SPLC Statement on Urgent Need to Suspend Visa Requirements in Aftermath of Hurricane Dorian

September 10, 2019

MIAMI – Southern Poverty Law Center Senior Supervising Attorney Paul Chavez , with the SPLC Immigrant Justice Project, issued the following statement on the urgent need for the United States to suspend visa requirements for...

Federal Court Reinstates Full Block on Trump Asylum Ban

September 09, 2019

OAKLAND, Calif. — A federal court has reinstated a nationwide injunction blocking a Trump administration asylum ban that denied asylum to anyone at the southern border who had transited through a third country en route to the...

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