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SPLC RELEASES NATIONAL POLL FINDING EXTENSIVE MAINSTREAMING OF EXTREMIST NARRATIVES

June 01, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), today, released the results of a national poll which further demonstrates the extensive mainstreaming of extremist beliefs and narratives across the country. The poll of...

The Southern Poverty Law Center Files Amicus Brief in Lawsuit Against Florida’s Stop W.O.K.E. Act

May 26, 2022

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has filed an amicus brief in Falls v. DeSantis , a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Florida’s HB 7 (commonly called the “Stop W.O.K.E. Act”), signed...

President Biden’s Policing Executive Order is a first step, but more reforms in federal policing are necessary

May 26, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C.  — President Biden signed an Executive Order to reform federal policing on the anniversary of the killing of Mr. George Floyd at the hands of law enforcement. The executive order directs all federal agencies to...

Voting Rights Organizations Move to Block Provisions in Georgia’s Anti-Voter Law in 2022 Election Cycle

May 25, 2022

ATLANTA – TODAY Voting rights groups filed a preliminary injunction motion to challenge certain barriers to voting created by Georgia’s anti-voter law, S.B. 202 . If granted, the preliminary injunction would lift restrictions on...

SPLC DENOUNCES COURT RULING BLOCKING BIDEN ADMINISTRATION FROM ENDING USE OF TITLE 42

May 23, 2022

ATLANTA – Efrén C. Olivares , Deputy Legal Director of the Southern Poverty Law Center’s (SPLC) Immigrant Justice Project, released the following statement in response to a district court in Louisiana’s ruling blocking the Center...

The Southern Poverty Law Center Applauds Fort Hamilton Street Name Change; Urges Continued Changes on Military Property Statewide

May 20, 2022

NEW YORK – Today, the Fort Hamilton Army Base renamed a street honoring a Confederate leader. In 2020, the National Defense Authorization Act established a Naming Commission within the Department of Defense, which provides “...

Georgia Board of Education Reverses Decision to Expel Cobb County Student

May 18, 2022

COBB COUNTY, Ga. – The Georgia Board of Education has reversed a decision by the Cobb County Board of Education to expel a Black Campbell High School student in violation of his due process rights. The student, who is referred to...

SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER RESPONDS TO DEADLY BUFFALO ATTACK

May 16, 2022

MONTGOMERY, Ala.—The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) President and CEO Margaret Huang released the following statement responding to this weekend’s attack at a grocery store where 10 people were killed by an 18-year-old white...

EXCLUSIVE REPORTING: Hatewatch Releases Interview With Children of Oath Keepers Founder Stewart Rhodes

May 12, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C . – A new report released today by the Southern Poverty Law Center’s (SPLC) Hatewatch provides an inside look at Oath Keeper founder Stewart Rhodes , as told by his three adult children. In an exclusive interview...

EXCLUSIVE REPORTING: Anonymous Donor Drops $2 Million in Bitcoin on Alex Jones

May 04, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. - A  new investigative report released today by the Southern Poverty Law Center’s (SPLC) Hatewatch reveals that an anonymous donor has donated more than $2 million U.S. dollars in Bitcoin to Alex Jones over the...

Civil Rights Groups and Local Activists File Lawsuit Challenging Jacksonville City Council’s Racially Gerrymandered Redistricting Maps

May 03, 2022

Jacksonville, Fla. — Today the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Florida , Harvard Election Law Clinic , and the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Jacksonville NAACP Branch , the Northside...

SPLC, ACLU-GA and IDRA Increase Efforts to Support Students and Educators after Gov. Kemp Signs Curriculum Censorship Bills

April 28, 2022

ATLANTA, Ga. – The ACLU of Georgia ( ACLU-GA ), the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), and the Intercultural Development Research Association ( IDRA ) are joining to support educators, students and parents in Georgia as they...

Immigrants’ Rights Organizations Urge DHS to Investigate Houston Asylum Office's Mishandling of Credible Fear Interviews

April 27, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, 10 civil and immigrants’ rights organizations filed a complaint with the Department of Homeland Security Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL) calling for an investigation of the Houston...

NEW ANTI-VOTER LAW CREATES BARRIERS TO VOTING FOR FLORIDA COMMUNITIES

April 26, 2022

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Caren Short, senior supervising attorney for Voting Rights with the Southern Poverty Law Center and Michelle Kanter Cohen, policy director and senior counsel with Fair Elections Center, released the following...

Voting Rights Groups Challenge Mississippi High Court Districts That Dilute Black Votes

April 25, 2022

Greenville, Miss.—April 25, 2022 —Mississippi civic leaders today challenged state Supreme Court district lines that have gone unchanged for more than 35 years because those lines dilute the voting strength of Black residents in...

On Confederate Memorial Day, The Southern Poverty Law Center Celebrates the Ongoing Removal of Symbols of Hate Nationwide

April 25, 2022

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – While several southern states have respectfully moved away from observing Confederate Memorial Day, Alabama and Mississippi will continue the tradition today. On Tuesday, April 26, Florida will also celebrate...

The Southern Poverty Law Center Announces Launch of New Advocacy Institute

April 22, 2022

JACKSON, Miss . -- This week the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) announced the launch of its new Advocacy Institute , a training ground for emerging activists and advocates across the state who are interested in advancing...

The Southern Poverty Law Center Pursues Public Records into Criteria Behind Florida’s Math Textbook Ban

April 20, 2022

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) filed a public records request with the Florida Department of Education this week seeking all records relat ed to their recent rejection of 54 math textbooks that they...

SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER APPLAUDS DESIGNATION OF CAMEROON FOR TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS

April 15, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rose Murray, an attorney with the Southern Poverty Law Center’s (SPLC) Southeast Immigrant Freedom Initiative (SIFI) of the Immigrant Justice Project, released the following statement responding to today’s...

SPLC Condemns Mississippi Governor’s Proclamation of Confederate Heritage Month

April 15, 2022

JACKSON, MS.- The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) Mississippi State Director Waikinya Clanton released the following statement condemning Governor Tate Reeves proclamation of Confederate Heritage Month. “Despite every effort...

The Blank Slate Movement Comes to Alabama!

April 12, 2022

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Civil Rights Memorial Center (CRMC) , a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), unveiled the Blank Slate Monument, created by Ghanaian artist Kwame Akoto-Bamfo , to the Alabama community earlier...

The SPLC Expresses Disappointment in Acquittal and Mistrial Verdicts in Gov. Whitmer Kidnapping Plot

April 08, 2022

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Today, a jury acquitted Daniel Harris and Brandon Caserta, two of the four hard-right militia extremists charged in the conspiracy to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer in 2020. The jury was deadlocked...

THE SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER CELEBRATES THE CONFIRMATION OF JUDGE KETANJI BROWN JACKSON TO THE U.S. SUPREME COURT

April 07, 2022

Montgomery, Ala. — The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) President and CEO Margaret Huang released the following statement on today’s historic confirmation of  Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson  as the 116th Associate Justice of the U...

SPLC APPLAUDS END OF TITLE 42 POLICY

April 01, 2022

ATLANTA – Efrén C. Olivares, Deputy Legal Director of the Southern Poverty Law Center’s (SPLC) Immigrant Justice Project, released the following statement in response to the announcement by the Department of Homeland Security (...

Florida's Anti-Voter Law Violates Free Speech, Court Rules

March 31, 2022

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today a federal court sided with Harriett Tubman Freedom Fighters (HTFF) in HTFF v. Laurel Lee , ruling that Florida’s S.B. 90 infringed on its right to free speech when the state forced the organization to...

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