Anti-LGBTQ+ rallies buoyed by big right-wing money

October 20, 2023

Maya Henson Carey

On Oct. 21, Gays Against Groomers will bring together several groups, including Moms for America, Moms for Liberty, Blexit, and Patrice’s Kids to host the "Worldwide Stop the War on Children" rally in over 20 U.S. cities, Canada and Germany.

Settlement In Forced Labor Case Against Private Prison Company Operating Immigration Detention Center

October 19, 2023

ATLANTA — This week the parties reached a settlement in a forced labor case against CoreCivic, Inc. (CoreCivic), the private prison company that operates Stewart Detention Center (Stewart) in Lumpkin, GA, for U.S. Immigration and...

Groups Find Police Presence in Schools Contributes to Sexual Violence

October 18, 2023

(OCTOBER 18, 2023) – Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), the Advancement Project, Alliance for Educational Justice, the National Women’s Law Center, the In Our Names Network, and Interrupting Criminalization hosted a...

SPLC Files Appeal for Sapelo Island’s Hogg Hummock Community Over Unlawful Rezoning Amendment

October 18, 2023

SAPELO ISLAND, Ga. — The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) , in partnership with Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore, LLP , filed an appeal in the Superior Court of McIntosh County on behalf of residents of Hogg Hummock, citing an...

Hatewatch

Extremist Crypto And Finance: Q3 2023 Briefing

October 18, 2023

Megan Squire

Extremists Get Boost From Donor-Advised Funds, Bitcoin

SPLC Mourns Death of Leonard Cure, Renews Call for Reimagining of Policing in America

October 18, 2023

ATLANTA — Leonard Cure, a 53-year-old Black man, was shot and killed by a police officer in Camden County, Ga. on Monday. In 2020, Mr. Cure was exonerated after being incarcerated for nearly two decades in Florida. “Our hearts...

Common Cause Georgia, League of Women Voters, SPLC Applaud Court’s Decision to Move Redistricting Case Forward

October 17, 2023

ATLANTA — A three-judge panel for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia is allowing a case challenging Georgia’s racially gerrymandered congressional district map to move forward. The case, brought by...

NAACP, Vermilion Parish Chapter v. City of Abbeville

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October 17, 2023

After the Abbeville City Council in Louisiana chose to use a district map that denies equal representation to voters, the Southern Poverty Law Center filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Vermilion Parish NAACP to block use of the map.

The federal lawsuit describes how the council-approved...

Vermilion NAACP, SPLC Sue to Block Abbeville’s Malapportioned Map

October 17, 2023

ABBEVILLE, La. — The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) filed a lawsuit today on behalf of the Vermilion Parish NAACP to block the Abbeville City Council-approved redistricting map that denies equal representation to voters, in...

SPLC Calls for Better Data and More Prevention Initiatives to Address Historic Level of Hate Crimes

October 16, 2023

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Today, following the release of the FBI 2022 Hate Crime Statistics Act report , the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) once again called for action by Congress to expand prevention efforts and make hate crime...

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Anti-LGBTQ+ rallies buoyed by big right-wing money

Settlement In Forced Labor Case Against Private Prison Company Operating Immigration Detention Center

Groups Find Police Presence in Schools Contributes to Sexual Violence

SPLC Files Appeal for Sapelo Island’s Hogg Hummock Community Over Unlawful Rezoning Amendment

Extremist Crypto And Finance: Q3 2023 Briefing

SPLC Mourns Death of Leonard Cure, Renews Call for Reimagining of Policing in America

Common Cause Georgia, League of Women Voters, SPLC Applaud Court’s Decision to Move Redistricting Case Forward

NAACP, Vermilion Parish Chapter v. City of Abbeville

Date Filed

Vermilion NAACP, SPLC Sue to Block Abbeville’s Malapportioned Map

SPLC Calls for Better Data and More Prevention Initiatives to Address Historic Level of Hate Crimes

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