June 30, 2023
WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 303 Creative v. Elenis that a Colorado anti-discrimination law violates the First Amendment’s free speech clause. “As states continue passing harmful laws that seek to...
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June 29, 2023
NEW ORLEANS – The Shut Down NOLA ICE Coalition issued the following statement about the death of Ernesto Rocha-Cuadra, a 42-year-old Nicaraguan man who endured over a year in the Central Louisiana ICE Processing Center (“Jena”),...
June 29, 2023
WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and the University of North Carolina, overturning nearly 50 years of legal precedent allowing colleges...
June 27, 2023
CHALMETTE, La. — St. Bernard Parish Public Schools routinely violate the rights of students with disabilities by placing them in a punitive alternative school setting without the appropriate accommodations and education services...
June 27, 2023
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) reflects on the legacy of Civil Rights Activist Ben Frazier , who passed away on Saturday, June 24, 2023. “Ben Frazier led with a passionate, public servant’s heart. A...
June 26, 2023
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Ten years after the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Shelby County v. Holder , nearly every county in the South has implemented policies that make it more difficult for people of color to vote and elect leaders...
June 23, 2023
WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in United States v. Texas that the states lacked standing to challenge the Biden administration’s federal immigration enforcement priorities. “Today’s Supreme Court decision is a...
June 20, 2023
ATLANTA — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) joins the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in observance of World Refugee Day . For more than two decades, nations around the world, humanitarian aid workers and...
June 08, 2023
Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, six Florida cities ended their challenge to HB 1, a 2021 law introduced by Governor Ron DeSantis in response to the racial justice protests of 2020 following the murder of George Floyd and others by...
June 08, 2023
WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Allen v. Milligan that Alabama’s congressional map denies Black voters a fair number of congressional seats. In July 2022, the Southern Poverty Law Center , League of Women...
June 06, 2023
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center released Year in Hate & Extremism , an annual report detailing the scope and danger of hate and antigovernment extremist groups operating within the United States. The...
May 31, 2023
JACKSON, Miss. — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), Mississippi Center for Justice, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), ACLU-MS and Disability Rights Mississippi (DRMS) filed a federal lawsuit challenging S.B. 2358...
May 31, 2023
ATLANTA — Voting rights organizations have filed motions for preliminary injunctive relief to lift barriers to voting for the 2024 elections in Georgia. The latest motion, filed last night, challenges provisions of S.B. 202 for...
May 25, 2023
WASHINGTON — Today, as first reported by The Hill , a coalition of prominent civil rights organizations sent a letter to the Biden administration calling on President Joe Biden to take all actions within his authority to protect...
May 24, 2023
COBB COUNTY, Ga. – Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center ( SPLC ) petitioned the Georgia Office of State Administrative Hearings for a due process hearing on behalf of a five-year-old student with multiple disabilities who...
May 18, 2023
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate made history today by confirming Nancy Abudu to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. Abudu is now the first African American woman, second woman of color, and only the third...
May 17, 2023
WASHINGTON — Voting and civil rights groups filed an emergency preliminary injunction motion seeking to lift restrictions in Georgia’s anti-voter law, S.B. 202 , that target voters with disabilities. These S.B 202 provisions...
May 16, 2023
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Former Selma Mayor George P. Evans passed away on Monday, May 15. The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) reflects on Mr. Evans’ legacy of community and public service. “George Evans was one of those rare...
May 11, 2023
Versión española abajo. / Ayisyen vèsyon kreyòl anba a. WASHINGTON — Today, the migrant expulsion policy issued under Title 42 , originally adopted by the Trump administration to turn away people seeking asylum at the border,...
May 09, 2023
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Today, local voting rights groups, Jacksonville residents and the Jacksonville City Council agreed to continue using maps ordered by a federal court that provide fair representation to Black communities...
May 08, 2023
(in English, Spanish and Arabic) JEFFERSON PARISH, La. — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) submitted an administrative complaint with the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice seeking federal...
May 05, 2023
JACKSON, Miss. —The Southern Poverty Law Center ( SPLC ) filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of the Treasury on behalf of residents of Jackson, Mississippi, against the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ...
May 04, 2023
WASHINGTON— Today, jurors reached a verdict in the case of United States of America v Tarrio et al. , finding Enrique Tarrio, former leader of the Proud Boys , and members including Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs and Zachary Rehl...
May 02, 2023
JEFFERSON PARISH, La. – On Wednesday, May 3, the Jefferson Parish School Board plans to vote on new school attendance zones after announcing they will close six schools at the end of the school year. Those schools serve...
April 28, 2023
ATLANTA — The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) issued the following statement from Susan Corke, director of the Intelligence Project , in response to the Stone Mountain Memorial Association (SMMA), the board that runs Stone...
