Newbern, Alabama, mayor officially reinstated after judge signs settlement order

July 24, 2024

Dwayne Fatherree

SPLC Condemns the Dismantling of DEI Offices by the University of Alabama

July 23, 2024

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Today, the University of Alabama closed its diversity, equity and inclusion offices across all campuses. These closures are in lockstep with the “divisive concepts” legislation signed by Gov. Kay Ivey in March...

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Righting historic wrongs – the DOJ must fully decriminalize marijuana

July 19, 2024

Aiden Cotter

raised hands surround DEA officers and cannabis leaves

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Students from SPLC’s Youth Leadership Institute win college scholarships

July 19, 2024

Safiya Charles

Federal Appeals Court Declines to Restore Voting Rights in Mississippi

July 18, 2024

NEW ORLEANS—July 18, 2024— Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit declined to restore voting rights to tens of thousands of Mississippians in its ruling in Hopkins v. Watson . The Southern Poverty Law Center and...

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SPLC launches Alabama Advocacy Institute to train, inspire grassroots activists

July 12, 2024

Esther Schrader

Group of people lined up in two rows in front of brick facade.

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Supreme Court homelessness ruling highlights need for affordable housing

June 28, 2024

Kirsten Anderson

a group of protesters stand outside the Supreme Court, holding a sign that says "Housing not handcuffs"

SPLC Reaffirms Commitment to End the Criminalization of Homelessness After U.S. Supreme Court Decision

June 28, 2024

WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the city of Grants Pass, Oregon, and set a precedent for criminalizing people who are experiencing homelessness. Originally filed in 2018, Johnson v. Grants Pass was...

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