After a historic legal settlement over abusive conditions facing incarcerated transgender people in Georgia prisons, Ashley Diamond, a Black transgender woman, re-entered the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) in 2019 only to encounter similar unconstitutional conditions, sparking a lawsuit...
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April 09, 2021
ATLANTA, Ga. – Today, Ashley Diamond, a Black transgender woman who is currently suing the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC), asked a federal judge for an emergency order to protect her health and safety while in GDC...
April 06, 2021
JACKSON, Miss. – Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) today released, “Helping Your Child with A Disability Get A Good Education: A Guide for Parents,” a new handbook that helps parents of students with disabilities in Mississippi...
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Since the election of President Joe Biden, a number of state legislators have proposed so-called “Second Amendment sanctuary” legislation to declare their states immune from federal gun-safety laws they consider unconstitutional. Such resolutions are legally problematic and threaten to override the very democratic systems upon which the country was built.
April 05, 2021
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., -- The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and the Civil Rights Corps (CRC) have informed judges, the sheriff, public defender, and other officials in Knox County that they are prepared to bring a lawsuit against...
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April 02, 2021
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Susan Corke, Director of the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Intelligence Project released the following statement on Twitter’s active promotion of far right extremist Jack Posobiec, who is well-known for...
