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- Dismantling White Supremacy
International Religious Freedom Summit Sponsor Has Hungarian Hard-Right Ties
The annual International Religious Freedom Summit (IRF), an event that has faced criticism for partnerships with anti-immigrant and anti-LGBTQ+ hate groups, convened this week in Washington, D.C., with a new sponsor tied to the Hungarian hard right. The event, now in its sixth year, added the Danube Institute to its list of “partners.” Hatewatch previously…
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- Strengthening Democracy & Voting Rights
Cokely, et al. v. Honesty-Bey
The Southern Poverty Law Center filed a lawsuit against Prince George’s County, Maryland, over its 2021 council redistricting plan. The suit argues that the map is malapportioned, violating the U.S. Constitution’s “one person, one vote” principle, and fails to meet the county charter’s requirements for compact and equally populated districts. The suit, filed on behalf of several county residents, seeks to ensure that all…
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- Dismantling White Supremacy
Black History Month marks 100 years of significant achievements and milestones
The Black historian Carter G. Woodson — who dedicated his career to the study of Black life and history — responded 100 years ago to the fact that the achievements of Black men and women were not part of our nation’s recorded history. He founded Negro History Week, a commemoration of “the Black past.” The…
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- Dismantling White Supremacy
Erasing the Past: The Trump administration’s attacks on history since 2025
Since taking office last year, President Donald Trump and his administration have launched a full-scale attack on American history, glorifying racists and traitors and erasing not only the horrors of slavery, but also positive stories of resistance and the triumph of democracy. The steps Trump has taken to distort American history to serve his antidemocratic…
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- Strengthening Democracy & Voting Rights
Georgia Must Provide Funding to Recruit and Retain Poll Workers
Poll Worker Recruitment and Retention Is a Serious Problem Nationwide Poll workers are the unsung heroes of our democracy. These temporary workers set up polling places, check in voters, verify identification, support elderly voters and voters with disabilities, maintain machines, safeguard election security, and so much more. Across the country, it is difficult to recruit…
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- Ending Unjust Imprisonment
Women’s CARE Act would support incarcerated pregnant people in Alabama
Women who are pregnant and in prison often miss out on important prenatal care. They face increased risks of infection and complications in these unsanitary facilities. Sometimes, they even end up giving birth behind bars when corrections officers ignore or dismiss their obvious signs of labor. Advocates with the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Alabama state…
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- Strengthening Democracy & Voting Rights
Louisiana v. U.S. Department of Commerce
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) filed a motion to intervene in Louisiana v. U.S. Department of Commerce on behalf of the League of Women Voters of the United States (LWV), the League of Women Voters of Florida (LWVFL), and the League of Women Voters of New York State (LWVNYS). The lawsuit, filed by the plaintiff…
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- Eliminating Poverty and Economic Inequality
P.A., et al. v. St. Tammany Parish School Board, et al.
The Southern Poverty Law Center and the Stuart H. Smith Law Clinic at Loyola University New Orleans filed an appeal challenging the decision of the St. Tammany Parish School Board in Louisiana severely limit a disabled student’s classroom instruction time and restrict their interactions with other students. The appeal aims to reverse a Louisiana administrative…
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- Dismantling White Supremacy
Wilberforce Academy of Knoxville v. Knox County Board of Education
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and co-counsel filed a motion to intervene in a federal lawsuit on behalf of five Knox County, Tennessee, taxpayers who oppose a religious public charter school’s demand to use public funds to teach “explicitly biblical and Christian education.” In November 2025, the Wilberforce Academy of Knoxville filed a lawsuit…
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- Dismantling White Supremacy
Mickens v. Oglethorpe County School System
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and the Georgia Association of Educators (GAE) filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of Georgia teacher Michelle Mickens against her employer, the Oglethorpe County School System, after it unconstitutionally punished her for exercising her First Amendment rights by posting about political commentator Charlie Kirk on her personal Facebook page. After…
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