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SPLC Action Fund Statement Ahead of the Senate Judiciary Committee Vote on Judge Amy Coney Barrett

October 22, 2020

WASHINGTON — SPLC Action Fund President and CEO Margaret Huang released the below statement ahead of the Senate Judiciary Committee vote to approve the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court and recommend...

SPLC Statement Commemorating Indigenous Peoples’ Day

October 12, 2020

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Southern Poverty Law Center President and CEO Margaret Huang issued the statement below in commemoration of Indigenous Peoples’ Day: “On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, and every day, we honor the first peoples to...

SPLC Awards Over $4.5M in Second Round of Grants in Vote Your Voice Initiative

October 05, 2020

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) announced a second round Vote Your Voice grants to 28 additional voter outreach organizations across the Deep South as part of its voter mobilization initiative...

SPLC Action: With Momentum of Resolution 1153, Congress Must Honor the Calls from Women Inside ICDC

October 02, 2020

WASHINGTON – Today, the House of Representatives passed House Resolution 1153, condemning unwanted, unnecessary medical procedures on individuals without their full, informed consent at Irwin County Detention Center (ICDC) in...

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Our Vision for a Just Future: An urgent, transformative action agenda for a more equitable and compassionate nation

September 28, 2020

Margaret Huang

SPLC Action Fund on U.S. Supreme Court Nomination of Amy Coney Barrett

September 26, 2020

WASHINGTON — This evening President Donald Trump nominated Amy Coney Barrett, a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, to succeed Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the U.S. Supreme Court. The nomination comes a week...

SPLC Action: Following Resolution, Congress Must Shut Down ICE Facilities, Including Irwin County Detention Center

September 25, 2020

WASHINGTON – Today, Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Annie Kuster (NH-02), Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18), Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) and Lois Frankel (FL-21) led 172 members of Congress in introducing a House Resolution...

Southern Poverty Law Center denounces lack of justice in Breonna Taylor case

September 23, 2020

LOUISVILLE , KY -- Earlier today a Jefferson County grand jury declined to bring any charges against three white police officers for the deadly shooting of Breonna Taylor, a Black 26-year-old emergency medical technician. One...

SPLC Statement on the Passing of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

September 18, 2020

WASHINGTON — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, an epic figure in American history and a champion of women’s rights and reproductive justice, passed from complications related to pancreatic cancer on Friday. She was...

New SPLC Polls Finds Overwhelming Support for Anti-Racism Education

September 17, 2020

WASHINGTON — Today, as President Donald Trump doubles down on his attack on schools using the 1619 Project with the announcement of the “1776 Commission,” and his recent orders to federal agencies to end anti-racism training in...

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