Federal Court Denies Government’s Motion to Dismiss in Immigration Court Case

August 03, 2020

PORTLAND, OR – Immigrant rights advocates challenging the weaponization of the U.S. immigration courts applaud Friday’s late-afternoon ruling by the U.S. District Court of Oregon that their lawsuit, Las Americas v Trump , will...

SPLC: One Year Later, Remembering Those Who Lost Their Lives in El Paso

August 03, 2020

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — One year ago today, a gunman opened fire in an El Paso, Texas, shopping center after reportedly driving more than nine hours to target Mexican nationals. This deadly attack took the lives of 23 people and...

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El Paso Remembered – A Year Later

August 01, 2020

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DOJ Report Highlights Desperately Needed Reforms in Ala. Prisons

Report details shocking violence by corrections officers, systemic failures

July 31, 2020

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“Stand Your Ground” Kills: a new report from Giffords Law Center and SPLC Action

Stand Your Ground lethal force laws deepen disparities in the legal system and disproportionately justify the use of violence by people who are white and male against people who are not.

July 31, 2020

SPLC Action Fund Statement on Passage of House Appropriations Minibus Bill

July 31, 2020

WASHINGTON — SPLC Action Fund Chief of Staff Lecia Brooks released the statement below after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R.7617, a House appropriations bill with a vote of 217-197. The “minibus” bill contains...

SPLC Statement on Twitter Suspending David Duke

July 31, 2020

ATLANTA — The Southern Poverty Law Center Interim Research Director Keegan Hankes released the following statement after Twitter took the long overdue step to permanently suspend David Duke, one of the most recognizable figures...

NEW POLL: Voters in Deep South Oppose Guaranteed Immunity for Corporations and Businesses

July 31, 2020

WASHINGTON — As Senator Majority Leader Mitch McConnell holds up COVID-19 relief for struggling families to protect corporations, today the SPLC Action Fund released new findings from a poll showing 3 in 5 voters in three...

SPLC Statement on U.S. District Court Blocking of Public Charge Rule

July 30, 2020

WASHINGTON — Late Wednesday, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York again blocked the Trump administration’s “public charge” rule that undermined access to healthcare, nutrition and housing...

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Fight to Vote

Health care worker forced to cast ballot amid hours-long lines, lack of social distancing

July 29, 2020

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Federal Court Denies Government’s Motion to Dismiss in Immigration Court Case

SPLC: One Year Later, Remembering Those Who Lost Their Lives in El Paso

El Paso Remembered – A Year Later

DOJ Report Highlights Desperately Needed Reforms in Ala. Prisons

“Stand Your Ground” Kills: a new report from Giffords Law Center and SPLC Action

SPLC Action Fund Statement on Passage of House Appropriations Minibus Bill

SPLC Statement on Twitter Suspending David Duke

NEW POLL: Voters in Deep South Oppose Guaranteed Immunity for Corporations and Businesses

SPLC Statement on U.S. District Court Blocking of Public Charge Rule

Fight to Vote

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