SPLC: Federal Appeals Court Rules Against Florida Women in Ongoing Fight Against Pay-to-Vote System

October 19, 2021

ATLANTA – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit yesterday ruled against Rosemary McCoy and Sheila Singleton, clients in the McCoy v. DeSantis lawsuit filed by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) that challenges...

SPLC Denounces Biden Administration Plan to Restart “Remain in Mexico"

October 15, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) issued the following statement by Melissa Crow, senior supervising attorney with the SPLC’s Immigrant Justice Project, responding to the Biden administration’s plan to...

SPLC Responds to Federal Court Order Denying Emergency Relief to Students in Lawsuit Against Cobb County School District

October 15, 2021

ATLANTA – T oday, the U.S . District Court for the Northern District of Georgia denied a request for emergency relief t hat would require the Cobb County School District to follow guidelines by the Centers for Disease Control and...

Features and Stories

‘Retire the Rebel’: Campaign seeks to remove Confederate-themed nickname from Indiana school

October 15, 2021

Liz Vinson

SPLC Condemns Georgia High School’s Ban on Student Protest and Stands Ready to Support Disciplined Students

October 14, 2021

ROME, Ga. – Several Black students at Coosa High School are facing suspension for planning a protest in response to fellow classmates who waved a Confederate flag and yelled racial slurs on school property last week. Although...

SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER TO CREATE COMMUNITY-CENTERED COMPLEX WITH PLANNED MOVE TO ATLANTA BY 2024

October 13, 2021

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), a non-government organization (NGO) that acts as a catalyst for racial justice in the South and beyond, announced it is releasing a Request for Proposal (RFP) today seeking partners for a...

One Year after “Death Flights,” Civil Rights Groups Press for Information on Torture and Deportation of Cameroonian Refugees

October 13, 2021

October 13, 2021, New York ‒ Civil rights organizations today filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit demanding information about the U.S. government’s wrongful deportation of asylum seekers to Cameroon, where a civil...

SPLC: More Must be Done to Prevent Extremists Efforts to Radicalize Veterans

October 13, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In conjunction with today’s House Veterans Affairs Committee hearing, “ Domestic Violent Extremist Groups and the Recruitment of Veterans ,” the Southern Poverty Law Center released a searing inside look at the...

SPLC Responds to DHS Memo on Workplace Enforcement

October 12, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) issued the following statement by Meredith Stewart, senior supervising attorney with the Immigrant Justice Project, in response to the new Department of Homeland Security...

Hatewatch

Extremism Among Active-Duty Military and Veterans Remains a Clear and Present Danger

October 12, 2021

Rachel Goldwasser

An Oct. 13 congressional hearing by the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on “Violent Domestic Extremist Groups and the Recruitment of Veterans” will highlight the dangers of extremism in the military, an issue SPLC, academics and activists have been warning about for decades.

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SPLC: Federal Appeals Court Rules Against Florida Women in Ongoing Fight Against Pay-to-Vote System

SPLC Denounces Biden Administration Plan to Restart “Remain in Mexico"

SPLC Responds to Federal Court Order Denying Emergency Relief to Students in Lawsuit Against Cobb County School District

‘Retire the Rebel’: Campaign seeks to remove Confederate-themed nickname from Indiana school

SPLC Condemns Georgia High School’s Ban on Student Protest and Stands Ready to Support Disciplined Students

SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER TO CREATE COMMUNITY-CENTERED COMPLEX WITH PLANNED MOVE TO ATLANTA BY 2024

One Year after “Death Flights,” Civil Rights Groups Press for Information on Torture and Deportation of Cameroonian Refugees

SPLC: More Must be Done to Prevent Extremists Efforts to Radicalize Veterans

SPLC Responds to DHS Memo on Workplace Enforcement

Extremism Among Active-Duty Military and Veterans Remains a Clear and Present Danger

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