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Alabama Supreme Court Denies Judgeship for Elected Jefferson County Candidate and Gives it to Madison County

March 24, 2023

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Today, the Alabama Supreme Court permitted the Alabama Judicial Resources Allocation Commission (JRAC) to remove a judgeship from diverse Jefferson County to majority-white Madison County. This means Tiara...

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Civil rights groups urge US Department of Education to investigate children’s rights violations at Louisiana’s Angola prison

March 20, 2023

Entrance of the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola

Civil Rights Groups Ask U.S. Department of Education to Investigate Children’s Rights Violations at Angola Prison

March 20, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Several civil rights groups sent a letter today urging the U.S. Department of Education to investigate the state’s decision to move children to the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola – the nation’s largest...

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‘Make Things Right’: Florida activists grapple with revelations about Klan leader

March 17, 2023

Liz Vinson

Court Allows Remain in Mexico Lawsuit to Move Forward

March 17, 2023

ENGLISH AND SPANISH VERSIONS RIVERSIDE, Calif. — On Wednesday, a federal court largely denied the Biden administration’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit, Immigrant Defenders Law Center et al. v. Mayorkas , brought on behalf of people...

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Centering community healing on second anniversary of Atlanta spa shootings

March 16, 2023

Lydia Bates

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Idaho Lawmaker Tammy Nichols Pals With Extremists

March 15, 2023

Jason Wilson

Third-term Idaho state Sen. Tammy Nichols has associated publicly with several extremists in recent weeks, first posting a photo of herself at a GOP fundraising event with a white nationalist YouTuber she praised as “amazing,” and last week appearing on the show of a far-right livestreamer to promote a state House bill that would criminalize the administration of COVID-19 vaccines.

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SPLC recognizes International Day to Combat Islamophobia

March 15, 2023

Caleb Kieffer

Drawing on paper of two people hugging above stacks of flowers

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Federal judge rules that Alabama laws criminalizing homelessness are unconstitutional

March 14, 2023

Injunction Granted Against Statutes that Criminalize Homelessness

March 14, 2023

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A federal judge has issued a permanent injunction against state statutes that criminalize soliciting donations and begging, ruling that the statutes violate the First Amendment to the United States Constitution...

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