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- Strengthening Democracy & Voting Rights
Voting Rights Groups, Georgia Voter Seek to Protect Votersâ PrivacyÂ
Lawsuit challenges DOJ demand for sensitive voter data ATLANTA â Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) National Voting Rights Project and the ACLU of Georgia filed a motion to intervene on behalf of Common Cause and its Georgia executive director, Rosario Palacios, in United States v. Raffensperger to prevent the Department…
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- Ending Unjust Imprisonment
Federal Settlement To End Alabamaâs Illegal Institutionalization Of Children With Disabilities
Agreement requires state to implement new safeguards, assessments, and family-based placement options to comply with the ADA Montgomery, Alabama â Advocates for children and the state of Alabama have reached a preliminary settlement agreement in A.A. v. Buckner, a federal class action lawsuit filed in 2021 challenging the stateâs widespread practice of unnecessarily institutionalizing children…
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- Ending Unjust Imprisonment
SPLC Fights Expulsion of Middle School Student Accused of Bringing Weapon Aboard School Bus
JESUP, Georgia â The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) filed an administrative appeal to the Wayne County Board of Education in a student expulsion case. SPLC client âJ.L.â was improperly expelled for bringing a homemade papercraft resembling a gun aboard a school bus. The papercraft was composed entirely of white paper and was never handled…
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- Dismantling White Supremacy
SPLC, CAIR LDF, MLFA and Akeel & Valentine Sue Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Over âBlatantly Unconstitutionalâ Executive Order
TAMPA, Florida â Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), Akeel & Valentine, CAIR Legal Defense Fund (CAIR LDF) and the Muslim Legal Fund of America (MLFA) announced the filing of a federal lawsuit challenging Florida Gov. Ron DeSantisâ âblatantly unconstitutionalâ executive order targeting the Council on American-Islamic Relations, Americaâs largest Muslim civil rights and…
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- Eliminating Poverty and Economic Inequality
SPLC Deeply Disappointed by Congressional Failure to Extend Critical Health Care Protections
MONTGOMERY, Ala. â The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) expressed deep disappointment in Congressâ vote against extending critical health care subsidies, a decision that will continue to strip millions of Americans of access to affordable health coverage. Â âAs public servants, Congress, regardless of party affiliation, has a solemn responsibility to pass legislation to protect and…
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- Dismantling White Supremacy
SPLC Files Complaint Against Two Notorious Neo-Nazi Leaders and Goyim Defense League for Violating Civil Rights of Members of Nashville Jewish Center
NASHVILLE, Tenn. â Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) filed a complaint on behalf of the Gordon Jewish Community Center (GJCC), a historic cultural nonprofit in Nashville, against several neo-Nazi leaders and the Goyim Defense League (GDL). In January 2025, a GDL member infiltrated the GJCCâs secured campus â which hosts arts, fitness, youth…
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- Ending Unjust Imprisonment
SPLC Report Exposes Culture of Abuse and Violence in Florida Prison
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. â In today’s climate of mass incarceration and lack of accountability, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) released an evidence-based report on the Florida Department of Corrections (FDC). The report highlights the root causes and human toll of prison brutality over a 10-year period, from 2014 to 2024, focusing on violence and abuse at Floridaâs Gulf Correctional Institution. The report focuses on…
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- Ending Unjust Imprisonment
SPLC Denounces Trumpâs Deployment of ICE to New Orleans
MONTGOMERY, Ala. â The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) strongly condemns the Trump administrationâs continued attacks on prominent, Black-led cities and its misuse of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to criminalize and terrorize citizens. The latest threat of deployment of ICE to New Orleans and the surrounding areas, with full support by Gov. Jeff Landry, comes amid historic-low crime rates for the city and during the height of the tourism and holiday seasons.…
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- Eliminating Poverty and Economic Inequality
SPLC and ACLU of Florida Sue on Behalf of Tallahassee Residents Over Fire Services Fees
The lawsuit argues that the charge is an unconstitutional tax that disproportionately harms low-income, Black and Brown households   TALLAHASSEE, Fla. â Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida (ACLU-FL) filed a lawsuit against the City of Tallahassee for its âfire services fee,â an unconstitutional form of taxation not authorized by law.   The lawsuit, filed in the Second Judicial Circuit in Leon County, Fla., asserts that this…
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- Eliminating Poverty and Economic Inequality
SPLC Deeply Disappointed by Funding Compromise That Failed to Include Critical Health Care Protections
MONTGOMERY, Ala. â The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) expressed deep disappointment in the compromise reached to reopen the government without extending critical health care protections to millions of Americans. Â âWhile the reopening of the federal government brings short-term relief to civil servants and communities, this was a missed opportunity to enact long-term solutions for…
