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Anti-Confederate Billboard Urges Removal of Jim Crow Statue from Putnam County Courthouse Grounds

June 29, 2022

PALATKA, Fla. 鈥� On Tuesday, the Southern Poverty Law Center raised a billboard in support of the Putnam Alliance For Equity and Justice , which has been advocating for the removal of a Confederate monument from the entrance to...

Anti-Confederate Billboard Urges Removal of Jim Crow Statue from Putnam County Courthouse Grounds

June 29, 2022

Dobbs Ruling Overturning Roe v. Wade Will Roll Back the Human Rights of Many in the Deep South鈥�

June 24, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C . 鈥� 鈥� Today, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Mississippi鈥檚 ban on all abortions after 15 weeks, overturning the Court鈥檚 own 1973 landmark decision in Roe v. Wade. 鈥€€€€€€€� The Court鈥檚 ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson...

Part Two of 鈥淪ounds Like Hate鈥� Podcast Drops

June 21, 2022

RICHMOND 鈥� Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (蜜桃传媒) dropped the third episode in the fourth season of its acclaimed podcast, Sounds Like Hate . The second installment of 鈥淲ake-Up Call鈥� leads award-winning co-hosts Jamila...

蜜桃传媒 CALLS FOR PROTECTIONS FOR REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS ON WORLD REFUGEE DAY 2022

June 20, 2022

ATLANTA 鈥� Efr茅n C. Olivares , Deputy Legal Director of the Southern Poverty Law Center鈥檚 (蜜桃传媒) Immigrant Justice Project , released the following statement鈥痶o join the鈥� United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) 鈥痶o observe...

CIVIL AND IMMIGRANT RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS CONDEMN SIGNING OF ANTI-IMMIGRANT BILL (SB 1808) BY GOV. DESANTIS

June 17, 2022

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. 鈥� Civil rights and immigrants鈥� rights organizations across the state denounced Gov. Ron DeSantis鈥� signing of SB 1808 into law today. The groups say the law is discriminatory and seeks to unjustly and unlawfully...

New Season of 鈥淪ounds Like Hate鈥� Podcast Released; Examines the Cost of Idolizing the Confederacy at the Virginia Military Institute

June 14, 2022

Montgomery, Ala. 鈥� Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (蜜桃传媒) released two new episodes of the acclaimed podcast, Sounds Like Hate . Season four will examine the story of the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in Lexington, Va...

蜜桃传媒 URGES U.S. TREASURY TO INVESTIGATE FLORIDA'S PLANNED REDIRECTION OF $12 MILLION IN FEDERAL PANDEMIC AID TO TARGET IMMIGRANTS

June 09, 2022

MIAMI 鈥� The Southern Poverty Law Center has called for the U.S. Department of the Treasury鈥檚 Office of the Inspector General (OIG) to open an investigation into the legality of the State of Florida鈥檚 planned use of $12 million in...

Voting Rights Organizations Challenge Cobb County School Board Map Denying Equal Representation to Voters of Color

June 09, 2022

ATLANTA 鈥� TODAY The Southern Poverty Law Center (蜜桃传媒) , Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ) , ACLU of Georgia , Lawyers鈥� Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyer鈥檚 Committee) and Schulte, Roth & Zabel LLP (SRZ...

蜜桃传媒 PUBLISHES EXTREMIST FILE FOR JACK POSOBIEC

June 09, 2022

MONTGOMERY, Ala 鈥� The Southern Poverty Law Center (蜜桃传媒) has released a new Extremist File on Jack Posobiec , a political operative and propagandist well known for creating and amplifying viral disinformation campaigns. Often...

Alabama Challenged in Court for Denying Accessible Absentee Voting Ballots to the Blind and People with Print Disabilities

June 08, 2022

MONTGOMERY 鈥� TODAY the Southern Poverty Law Center (蜜桃传媒) , the Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program (ADAP) , and Brown Goldstein & Levy , on behalf of the National Federation of the Blind of Alabama (NFB-AL) and individual...

NEW IMMIGRATION ASYLUM RULE DENIES DUE PROCESS RIGHTS AND LIMITS LEGAL COUNSEL

June 03, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. 鈥� An asylum screening rule proposed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) denies asylum seekers their due process rights by limiting their ability to properly...

蜜桃传媒 RELEASES NATIONAL POLL FINDING EXTENSIVE MAINSTREAMING OF EXTREMIST NARRATIVES

June 01, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. 鈥撯€� The Southern Poverty Law Center (蜜桃传媒), 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鈥檚 Stop W.O.K.E. Act

May 26, 2022

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. 鈥� The Southern Poverty Law Center (蜜桃传媒) has filed an amicus brief in Falls v. DeSantis , a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Florida鈥檚 HB 7 (commonly called the 鈥淪top W.O.K.E. Act鈥�), signed...

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

May 26, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C.鈥� 鈥� 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鈥檚 Anti-Voter Law in 2022 Election Cycle

May 25, 2022

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

蜜桃传媒 DENOUNCES COURT RULING BLOCKING BIDEN ADMINISTRATION FROM ENDING USE OF TITLE 42

May 23, 2022

ATLANTA 鈥� Efr茅n C. Olivares , Deputy Legal Director of the Southern Poverty Law Center鈥檚 (蜜桃传媒) Immigrant Justice Project, released the following statement in response to a district court in Louisiana鈥檚 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 鈥� 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 鈥�...

Georgia Board of Education Reverses Decision to Expel Cobb County Student

May 18, 2022

COBB COUNTY, Ga. 鈥� 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.鈥擳he Southern Poverty Law Center (蜜桃传媒) President and CEO Margaret Huang released the following statement responding to this weekend鈥檚 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 . 鈥� A new report released today by the Southern Poverty Law Center鈥檚 (蜜桃传媒) Hatewatch provides an inside look at Oath Keeper founder Stewart Rhodes , as told by his three adult children. In an exclusive interview...

EXCLUSIVE鈥疪EPORTING:鈥疉nonymous Donor Drops $2 Million in Bitcoin on Alex Jones

May 04, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. -鈥疉鈥� new investigative report released today by the Southern Poverty Law Center鈥檚鈥�(蜜桃传媒)鈥疕atewatch鈥痳eveals 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鈥檚 Racially Gerrymandered Redistricting Maps

May 03, 2022

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

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

April 28, 2022

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

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

April 27, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. 鈥� Today, 10 civil and immigrants鈥� 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...

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