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Alabama plan to use COVID funds for prisons.

Alabama Plan To Spend COVID Funds on Prisons Improper Says Treasury Dept.

By SPLC

Photo: EJI MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Following over a thousand public comments, including those from SPLC Action Fund and our coalition partners with Communities Not ...

Tuesday, the U.S. Senate version of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (VRAA)

John Lewis Voting Rights Bill Is Step Towards Restoration Of Important Voting Rights Provisions

By SPLC

Photos: YouTube\Twitter Tuesday, the U.S. Senate version of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (VRAA) was introduced. A version of the bill ...

Tuesday, President Joe Biden delivered a speech on voting rights in Philadelphia’s National Constitution Center.

President Biden’s Voting Rights Speech Is A Call To Rise To The “Urgency Of This Moment”

By SPLC

Photos: YouTube\Twitter MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Tuesday, President Joe Biden delivered a speech on voting rights in Philadelphia’s National Constitution Center. The following statement about ...

Arbery, a 25-year-old Black jogger, went for a run in his neighborhood and was killed by two violent vigilantes.

Ahmaud Arbery: SPLC Welcomes Repeal of Georgia’s Citizen Arrest Law

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Photo: YouTube The Georgia Legislature has passed House Bill 479, repealing the state’s citizen arrest law. This bill is responsive to the demands of ...

Republicans in Florida, like Governor Ron DeSantis, are trying to curtail the free speech rights of some Floridians protesting f

Florida Republicans Push Bill To Criminalize Free Speech Protesting

Photo: Wikimedia Commons Republicans in Florida, like Governor Ron DeSantis, are trying to curtail the free speech rights of some Floridians protesting for their ...

“HB531 is designed with the clear partisan benefit of Georgia Republicans in mind.

SPLC Denounces Georgia’s New Proposed Voter Suppression Bill

Photo: NEA The Special Committee on Election Integrity in the Georgia House of Representatives heard from the author of a 48-page omnibus anti-voter bill, ...

MLK at ballot box

SPLC Welcomes New Voting Rights Legislation by Democrats

Photo: Twitter MLK at ballot box Today, U.S. Senators Chuck Schumer, Jeff Merkley, and Amy Klobuchar announced they will introduce the “For the People ...

the president is demonstrating his commitment to preserving the white supremacist legacy of Confederate leaders

Trump’s NDAA Veto Meant to Preserve Confederate Names on Military Bases

Today, President Trump followed through on his threat to veto the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) – vital legislation Congress has approved for the ...

The following statement about the vote of the 2020 Electoral College is by Margaret Huang, President and CEO of the SPLC Action

As Electoral College Vote Takes Place Trump Continues To Undermine American Democracy

Today’s Electoral College votes will signal the beginning of the end of Donald Trump’s current attempt to subvert American democracy. The following statement about ...

Control of the U.S. Senate hangs on whether Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff can win the Georgia's two Senate seats in the up

Georgia Runoffs: Cobb County Announces Re-Opening of Early Voting Sites

Control of the U.S. Senate hangs on whether Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff can win the Georgia’s two Senate seats in the upcoming ...