Southern Poverty Law Center
Georgia Runoffs: SPLC, ACLU File Amicus Brief in RNC Lawsuit Concerning Dropbox Hours
Photos: YouTube The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and ACLU of Georgia, representing the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church and other interested parties, filed ...
SPLC Announces $2M Vote Your Voice Grants for Runoff Elections in Georgia, Louisiana
Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) announces an additional investment of over $2 million across 10 organizations that are leading voter mobilization efforts ...
City of Montgomery Reaches Settlement for Jailing Panhandlers
In a settlement announced Tuesday, the city of Montgomery has agreed that it will immediately stop arresting or ticketing people who panhandle. The settlement ...
SPLC Sues Tuscaloosa Sheriff to Release Public COVID-19 Jail Records
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) filed a lawsuit today against Tuscaloosa County Sheriff Ron Abernathy for not complying with the Alabama Open Records ...
SPLC: Young Voters Not Returning Absentee Ballots as Fast as Others
[Young Voters] SPLC: “While young voters and first-time voters are requesting historic levels of absentee ballots, we are not yet seeing a corresponding return ...
SPLC: Over 100 Confederate Symbols removed since George Floyd’s Murder
[Confederate Symbols] SPLC\Lecia Brooks: “The extrajudicial killing of Black people has reignited the movement to remove Confederate symbols, even in Southern states where regressive ...
Engel seeks answers about white supremacists in state department
[White Supremacy] Rep. Engel: “Individuals who laud such discrimination have no business working in the Department, let alone holding security clearances necessary to perform ...
SPLC Awards Over $4.5M in Voter Initiative Grants
[SPLC Vote Your Voice Grants] SPLC: “The second round of grant award recipients received $4,565,000 in total. Across both rounds of grants, $10 million ...
SPLC: Voting Rights Decision Will Disenfranchise Over 700,000 Floridians
[Jones v. Florida] SPLC: “Florida officials have continued to undermine the democratic result; the Eleventh Circuit aided in that goal today by greenlighting SB ...
Donald Trump’s Criminally Lawless Presidency is “Clear and Present Danger”
[“Speaking Truth to Empower”] Benjamin: “Since when is Donald Trump a moral authority on anything?… He told American women that he likes to “Grab ...
