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ACLU OF LOUISIANA AND COALITION PARTNERS CONDUCT LEGAL RIGHTS INITIATIVE AT LOUISIANA'S IMMIGRATION DETENTION CENTERS

August 09, 2022

NEW ORLEANS 鈥� On the heels of the ACLU鈥檚 new research study about barriers to legal representation in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention centers, the ACLU of Louisiana and its coalition partners 鈥� National...

蜜桃传媒 and ACLU-AL Advocate to Immediately Block Commission's Decision to Steal Judgeship From Jefferson County During Court Hearing on Preliminary Injunction

August 08, 2022

MONTGOMERY 鈥� TODAY, the Southern Poverty Law Center (蜜桃传媒) and the American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama (ACLU-AL) advocated in a Preliminary Injunction (PI) hearing that the decision by the Alabama Judicial Resources...

Advocates Demand Education Plan for Youth Moving to Angola Prison

August 03, 2022

LOUISIANA 鈥� Following Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards鈥� announcement last month that the state will temporarily house incarcerated youth at the Angola prison complex, the Louisiana Center for Children鈥檚 Rights (LCCR), Loyola...

蜜桃传媒 Applauds Resignation of 鈥淟ost Cause鈥� Sympathizer from the Virginia Board of Historic Resources

August 03, 2022

RICHMOND, Va. 鈥� Yesterday, Gov. Glen Youngkin鈥檚 appointee to the Virginia Board of Historic Resources, Ann Hunter McLean, resigned after her erroneous justifications for the preservation of Confederate monuments and memorials 鈥�...

The Southern Poverty Law Center to Represent Student in Retaliatory Discipline Hearing

August 03, 2022

COBB COUNTY, Ga. 鈥� The Southern Poverty Law Center (蜜桃传媒) is representing a former Campbell High School student who is facing a new hearing today before a hearing officer designated by the Cobb County Board of Education after the...

The Southern Poverty Law Center, ACLU of Georgia Remind Educators, Students of their First Amendment Rights as School Year Begins under new Classroom Censorship Law

August 02, 2022

ATLANTA, Ga. 鈥� The ACLU of Georgia ( ACLU-GA ) and the Southern Poverty Law Center (蜜桃传媒) are offering support to educators, students and parents in Georgia as the school year begins under a new classroom censorship law (H.B...

Georgia State Board of Education Reverses Decision to Suspend Liberty County Student

July 26, 2022

LIBERTY COUNTY, Ga. 鈥� The Georgia State Board of Education has reversed a decision by the Liberty County Board of Education to suspend a seventh-grade Black student from Lewis Frasier Middle School, ruling that the suspension...

Florida Families and Advocacy Groups Sue to Block the Florida Law Known as 鈥淒on鈥檛 Say Gay鈥�

July 26, 2022

ORLANDO, Fla. 鈥� Late yesterday, the Southern Poverty Law Center (蜜桃传媒), Lambda Legal, Southern Legal Counsel (SLC), and private counsel Baker McKenzie filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Florida enacted House Bill 1557,...

Parents and Community Members Urge Tennessee Court to Stop Rushed School Voucher Rollout

July 25, 2022

Nashville, Tenn. 鈥� Following Tennessee Governor Bill Lee鈥檚 announcement that the state immediately will begin implementing its controversial private school voucher program for the school year starting in just a few weeks, public...

The Southern Poverty Law Center and the Washington-Baltimore News Guild Local 32035, TNG-CWA Reach Collective Bargaining Agreement

July 25, 2022

MONTGOMERY, AL 鈥� TODAY , The Southern Poverty Law Center (蜜桃传媒) and the Washington-Baltimore News Guild Local 32035 , TNG-CWA (the Guild of WBNG) announced their first collective bargaining agreement on July 15, 2022, covering...

Jacksonville Residents and Civil Rights Groups Seek Injunction to Block Jacksonville City Council鈥檚 Racially-Gerrymandered Maps

July 22, 2022

JACKSONVILLE 鈥� TODAY the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Florida , Harvard Election Law Clinic and Southern Poverty Law Center (蜜桃传媒) filed for a preliminary injunction on behalf of the Jacksonville NAACP Branch , the...

House Committee Has Made Important Strides In Exposing Threats to Our Democracy

July 22, 2022

WASHINGTON 鈥� Following the bipartisan House Jan. 6 Select Committee鈥檚 eighth public hearing last night, Margaret Huang, President and CEO of the Southern Poverty Law Center (蜜桃传媒) issued the following statement: 鈥淥ver the last...

TIARA HUDSON, VOTING RIGHTS GROUPS CHALLENGE COMMISSION'S DECISION TO STEAL JUDGESHIP FROM JEFFERSON COUNTY

July 19, 2022

BIRMINGHAM 鈥� TODAY The Southern Poverty Law Center (蜜桃传媒) and the American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama (ACLU-AL) filed litigation on behalf of Tiara Young Hudson challenging the constitutionality of the Alabama Judicial...

蜜桃传媒 and LWV Call on Supreme Court To Defend Equal Representation For Black Alabamians By Affirming Decision Striking Down Alabama Congressional Map

July 18, 2022

WASHINGTON D.C. 鈥� TODAY The Southern Poverty Law Center (蜜桃传媒) , the League of Women Voters of Alabama (LWVAL) , the League of Women Voters of the United States (LWVUS) , Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP and Stand-Up Mobile submitted...

Georgians Call For Immediate End To Ban On Line Relief In Preliminary Injunction Hearing

July 18, 2022

ATLANTA 鈥� TODAY , July 18, 2022, Georgians called for the court to grant immediate relief through a preliminary injunction and block the portion of anti-voter law, S.B. 202 , that criminalizes Georgians providing food or water to...

New Report: Human Rights Violations in Prisons Throughout Southern United States Cause Disparate & Lasting Harm in Black Communities鈥�

July 15, 2022

NEW YORK - Today, the Southern Prisons Coalition, a group of civil and human rights organizations, submitted a new report to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination on the devastating...

The Southern Poverty Law Center: Cobb County School Board Decision to Arm School Employees Endangers Lives

July 15, 2022

COBB COUNTY, Ga. 鈥� Over community objections, the Cobb County School Board last night approved a policy that allows the district superintendent to authorize certain school employees to carry guns on school property, including...

SURVIVORS AND IMMIGRANT RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS SUBMIT COMPLAINT AGAINST ICE, NURSE AND PRIVATE PRISON COMPANY DEMANDING JUSTICE AND INVESTIGATION INTO STEWART DETENTION CENTER

July 13, 2022

ATLANTA 鈥� Today, four survivors of the Stewart Detention Detention Center (Stewart) in collaboration with the Black Alliance for Just Immigration, El Refugio, Georgia Detention Watch, Georgia Human Rights Clinic, Georgia Latino...

蜜桃传媒: NEW DEPARTMENT OF LABOR POLICY A WELCOME STEP FOR PROTECTING LONG EXPLOITED IMMIGRANT WORKERS

July 08, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. 鈥� The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released new policy guidance for immigrant workers involved in worksite labor disputes on how to seek the DOL鈥檚 support to receive immigration-related prosecutorial discretion...

蜜桃传媒: PRESIDENT BIDEN MUST ACT WITH URGENCY TO ADDRESS HUMAN RIGHTS CATASTROPHE AT THE BORDER

June 30, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. 鈥� The Southern Poverty Law Center (蜜桃传媒) issued the following statement by Stephanie M. Alvarez-Jones, staff attorney with the 蜜桃传媒鈥檚 Immigrant Justice Project , responding to today鈥檚 Supreme Court鈥檚 ruling on...

Georgia Department of Labor Agrees to Settle Unemployment Claim Lawsuit with Promise to Improve Speed of Unpaid and Unprocessed Unemployment Claims

June 30, 2022

ATLANTA -- Earlier today, U.S. District Judge J.P. Boulee approved a preliminary settlement in a lawsuit filed against the Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) over the payment and processing of unemployment insurance benefits...

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ACLU OF LOUISIANA AND COALITION PARTNERS CONDUCT LEGAL RIGHTS INITIATIVE AT LOUISIANA'S IMMIGRATION DETENTION CENTERS

蜜桃传媒 and ACLU-AL Advocate to Immediately Block Commission's Decision to Steal Judgeship From Jefferson County During Court Hearing on Preliminary Injunction

Advocates Demand Education Plan for Youth Moving to Angola Prison

蜜桃传媒 Applauds Resignation of 鈥淟ost Cause鈥� Sympathizer from the Virginia Board of Historic Resources

The Southern Poverty Law Center to Represent Student in Retaliatory Discipline Hearing

The Southern Poverty Law Center, ACLU of Georgia Remind Educators, Students of their First Amendment Rights as School Year Begins under new Classroom Censorship Law

Georgia State Board of Education Reverses Decision to Suspend Liberty County Student

Florida Families and Advocacy Groups Sue to Block the Florida Law Known as 鈥淒on鈥檛 Say Gay鈥�

Parents and Community Members Urge Tennessee Court to Stop Rushed School Voucher Rollout

The Southern Poverty Law Center and the Washington-Baltimore News Guild Local 32035, TNG-CWA Reach Collective Bargaining Agreement

Jacksonville Residents and Civil Rights Groups Seek Injunction to Block Jacksonville City Council鈥檚 Racially-Gerrymandered Maps

House Committee Has Made Important Strides In Exposing Threats to Our Democracy

TIARA HUDSON, VOTING RIGHTS GROUPS CHALLENGE COMMISSION'S DECISION TO STEAL JUDGESHIP FROM JEFFERSON COUNTY

蜜桃传媒 and LWV Call on Supreme Court To Defend Equal Representation For Black Alabamians By Affirming Decision Striking Down Alabama Congressional Map

Georgians Call For Immediate End To Ban On Line Relief In Preliminary Injunction Hearing

New Report: Human Rights Violations in Prisons Throughout Southern United States Cause Disparate & Lasting Harm in Black Communities鈥�

The Southern Poverty Law Center: Cobb County School Board Decision to Arm School Employees Endangers Lives

SURVIVORS AND IMMIGRANT RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS SUBMIT COMPLAINT AGAINST ICE, NURSE AND PRIVATE PRISON COMPANY DEMANDING JUSTICE AND INVESTIGATION INTO STEWART DETENTION CENTER

蜜桃传媒: NEW DEPARTMENT OF LABOR POLICY A WELCOME STEP FOR PROTECTING LONG EXPLOITED IMMIGRANT WORKERS

蜜桃传媒: PRESIDENT BIDEN MUST ACT WITH URGENCY TO ADDRESS HUMAN RIGHTS CATASTROPHE AT THE BORDER

Georgia Department of Labor Agrees to Settle Unemployment Claim Lawsuit with Promise to Improve Speed of Unpaid and Unprocessed Unemployment Claims

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

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

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

Part Two of 鈥淪ounds Like Hate鈥� Podcast Drops

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