Montgomery, Ala. -- Last week, an organized prison strike began in correctional facilities throughout the state. Incarcerated people charged with cooking, cleaning and doing other tasks to take care of the facility all refused to...

MONTGOMERY, Ala.— Susan Corke, director of the Southern Poverty Law Center's (SPLC) Intelligence Project, released the following statement ahead of the start of U.S. v. Rhodes , the trial of Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes...

COBB COUNTY, Ga. – Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) asked the Cobb County Board of Education to reconsider its recent decision to remand the discipline case of N.G., a former Cobb County student who was expelled...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today, a panel of judges for the Davidson County Chancery Court heard arguments in two consolidated cases challenging the constitutionality of Tennessee’s private school voucher law, which the state began...

MIAMI — Paul R. Chávez, senior supervising attorney for the Southern Poverty Law Center’s (SPLC) Immigrant Justice Project , released the following statement in response to the Florida state government’s apparent use of the...

MIAMI – The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) issued the following statements urging the immediate release of Noel Ricardo Stephens from detention by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at the Baker County Detention...

MONTGOMERY, Al., ATLANTA, Ga. – Monday August 29th. In a virtual press conference, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta announced over 4.6 million in additional Vote Your Voice...

NEW ORLEANS – On Wednesday, Aug. 24, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declined to restore voting rights for tens of thousands of returning citizens in its ruling in Harness vs. Watson . Plaintiffs in Harness asserted a race-...

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga.– Last week, the Gwinnett County Board of Education announced critical changes to its student discipline process. Historically, Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS) has relied heavily on long-term suspensions...

WASHINGTON — The Southern Poverty Law Center’s President and CEO Margaret Huang issued the following statement on today’s announcement by the White House that President Biden will host the United We Stand Summit next month. “We...

MONTGOMERY – On Friday, August 12th a judge dismissed the case Hudson v. Ivey filed by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and the American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama (ACLU-AL) that had the potential to restore a...