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September 10, 2021
Jackson, Miss.—Lawyers for the Southern Poverty Law Center, in partnership with the Natural Resources Defense Council, are urging Mississippi lawmakers and officials to take swift action to address violations of environmental...
September 08, 2021
AUSTIN, Tx. – Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center raised a billboard in support of Wilco Patriots , which has been advocating for removal of a Confederate monument in front of the Historic Williamson County Courthouse for more...
September 07, 2021
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida NAACP, Florida Student Power Network, and several medically vulnerable families across Florida are requesting a hearing before the Florida Division of Administrative Hearings to invalidate an...
The ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½, the and the of New Jersey filed a lawsuit that seeks a hearing before the Florida Division of Administrative Hearings to invalidate an emergency rule...
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September 03, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Southern Poverty Law Center (ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½) issued the following statement by Maura Finn, lead attorney with ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½â€™s Southeast Immigrant Freedom Initiative, regarding the long-overdue end to the practice of caging...
September 03, 2021
RICHMOND, Va. – Recently, the Supreme Court of Virginia ruled that the state can remove its statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee from public display on Monument Avenue. The following statement is from ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ Chief of Staff...
September 02, 2021
San Diego, CA – A federal judge declared unlawful the U.S. government’s turnbacks of asylum seekers arriving at ports of entry along the U.S southern border. The court ruled that the United States is required by law to inspect...
September 02, 2021
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Responding to the just-released FBI 2020 Hate Crime Statistics Act (HCSA) report , the Southern Poverty Law Center (ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½) is calling for the Biden administration and Congress to take stronger action to improve...
