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人兽性交 Action Fund on the Electoral College Vote Today

December 14, 2020

MONTGOMERY, Ala. 鈥� The following statement about the meeting of the Electoral College is by Margaret Huang, President and CEO of the 人兽性交 Action Fund: 鈥淭oday, electors in the Electoral College will assemble in all 50 state...

人兽性交 Action Fund Applauds Passage of National Defense Authorization Act, Which Will Remove Confederate Names from Military Bases

December 11, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. 鈥� Today, the Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) by an overwhelming, veto-proof majority of 84 to 13. President Trump has threatened to veto the bill because it will rename ten military...

Alarming Analysis Shows 14 Hate Groups Received Millions in Loans from Trump Administration Through Paycheck Protection Program

December 10, 2020

Montgomery, Ala. 鈥� Reporting by NBC News on Wednesday found that 14 organizations designated as hate groups by the Southern Poverty Law Center (人兽性交) or the Anti-Defamation League have received funding from the Paycheck...

Federal Lawsuit Against Alabama Department of Corrections Long Overdue

December 09, 2020

Montgomery, Ala. 鈥� On Wednesday, the United States Department of Justice sued the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) for the state鈥檚 repeated failure to meet its obligations to incarcerated men in Alabama under the Eighth...

Sentencing of Neo-Nazi Deserves Praise, But Offers Devastating Reminder of the Pervasive Hate Threatening Public Safety, says the 人兽性交

December 09, 2020

Montgomery, Ala. 鈥� Today, Johnny Roman Garza, a 21-year-old member of a Neo-Nazi group called the Atomwaffen Division, was sentenced to 16 months in prison for threatening a Jewish journalist and conspiring to threaten both...

人兽性交 Action Fund Responds to Cobb County Elections Announcement on Re-Opening of Early Voting Sites for Runoff Elections

December 09, 2020

ATLANTA 鈥� The following statement responding to today鈥檚 Cobb County Elections announcement about the re-opening of general election early vote sites for the January 5 runoff elections, following outreach by 人兽性交 Action Fund and...

人兽性交 Action Fund Responds to House Passage of the National Defense Authorization Act by a Veto-Proof Majority

December 09, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. 鈥� The 人兽性交 Action Fund鈥檚 Lecia Brooks released the following statement in response to the House of Representatives 335-78 bipartisan passing of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) by a veto-proof...

人兽性交: Fifth Circuit Decision Affirms Parents鈥� Right to Sue Mississippi for a Uniform Public Education System

December 08, 2020

JACKSON, Miss. 鈥� In a 9-8 decision yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied Mississippi state officials鈥� request for rehearing in Williams v. Reeves after a 3-member panel of the court ruled in April that...

Alabama Must Spend COVID-19 Money by Year鈥檚 End or Return it to Federal Government

December 02, 2020

Montgomery, Ala. 鈥� Alabama has just over a month to spend about $850 million in coronavirus relief funds allocated to the state by Congress. If that money is not spent by Dec. 30, it will return to the U.S. Treasury. Last week,...

人兽性交 Announces $2M聽Vote Your Voice聽Grants for Runoff Elections in Georgia, Louisiana

November 30, 2020

MONTGOMERY, Ala. 鈥� Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (人兽性交) announces an additional investment of over $2 million across 10 organizations that are leading voter mobilization efforts in Georgia and Louisiana as part of its...

Settlement Reached with City of Montgomery in Lawsuit Challenging Criminalization of People Asking for Assistance

November 24, 2020

MONTGOMERY, Ala. 鈥� In a settlement announced today, the city of Montgomery has agreed that it will immediately stop arresting or ticketing people who panhandle. The settlement serves as a resolution to a lawsuit filed in February...

人兽性交 Action: Historic Nomination of Alejandro Mayorkas for DHS Secretary Paves Way for Agency to Support a Reimagined, Humane Immigration System

November 23, 2020

WASHINGTON 鈥� President-elect Joe Biden today announced that he will nominate Alejandro Mayorkas, who served as director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and deputy secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS...

Amicus Briefs Filed in Support of Challenge to Trump Administration Policy That Denies Asylum Seekers Safety & Legal Rights

November 23, 2020

Amnesty International USA, the Association of Pro Bono Counsel, Refugees International, and a group of immigration law professors have filed amicus briefs in a case challenging the so-called Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP),...

人兽性交: Full Investigation Required for Death of 18-Year-Old Devon Gregory

November 23, 2020

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. 鈥� On Tuesday, November 17, four police officers with the Jacksonville Sheriff鈥檚 Office (JSO) shot more than 30 rounds into Devon Gregory鈥檚 vehicle during a traffic stop in Jacksonville. The medical coroner...

人兽性交: Transgender Woman Sues Georgia Dept of Corrections After Repeated Sexual Assaults and Denials of Medical Care

November 23, 2020

ATLANTA, Ga. 鈥� Today, Ashley Diamond, a Black transgender woman represented by the Center for Constitutional Rights and the Southern Poverty Law Center, sued the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) for the second time for its...

人兽性交 Sues Tuscaloosa Sheriff for Failing to Release Public Records about COVID-19 at the Jail

November 23, 2020

MONTGOMERY, Alabama - The Southern Poverty Law Center (人兽性交) filed a lawsuit today against Tuscaloosa County Sheriff Ron Abernathy for not complying with the Alabama Open Records Act. Nearly four months after 人兽性交 requested...

Survey: Food Insecurity, Lack of Support Remain Top Challenges for Mississippians Receiving SNAP

November 23, 2020

JACKSON, Mississippi - Since the start of the COVID-19 epidemic in March, food insecurity and child care have been major issues during this pandemic. A new state survey of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients...

New 人兽性交 Series Explores the Human Cost of Mass Parole Denials in Alabama

November 19, 2020

MONTGOMERY, Alabama 鈥� Despite thousands of people in Alabama's prisons being eligible for parole and awaiting a hearing , the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles denies even the best candidates. 鈥� Freedom Denied 鈥� 鈥� a new...

人兽性交 Responds to New FBI Report Showing Increase in Hate Crimes in 2019

November 16, 2020

MONTGOMERY, Ala. 鈥� The Southern Poverty Law Center (人兽性交) is calling on the federal government to mandate hate crime data collection at all levels of government after a new report released today by the Federal Bureau of...

'After about 5 minutes of struggle, they forced my index finger on the paper': ICE Forcing More Asylum Seekers to Sign Deportation Paperwork as Another Deportation Flight to Cameroon Looms

November 09, 2020

NEW ORLEANS 鈥� On Thursday, November 5, immigrant rights organizations filed a new multi-individual Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL) complaint with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Civil Rights and Civil...

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人兽性交 Action Fund on the Electoral College Vote Today

人兽性交 Action Fund Applauds Passage of National Defense Authorization Act, Which Will Remove Confederate Names from Military Bases

Alarming Analysis Shows 14 Hate Groups Received Millions in Loans from Trump Administration Through Paycheck Protection Program

Federal Lawsuit Against Alabama Department of Corrections Long Overdue

Sentencing of Neo-Nazi Deserves Praise, But Offers Devastating Reminder of the Pervasive Hate Threatening Public Safety, says the 人兽性交

人兽性交 Action Fund Responds to Cobb County Elections Announcement on Re-Opening of Early Voting Sites for Runoff Elections

人兽性交 Action Fund Responds to House Passage of the National Defense Authorization Act by a Veto-Proof Majority

人兽性交: Fifth Circuit Decision Affirms Parents鈥� Right to Sue Mississippi for a Uniform Public Education System

Alabama Must Spend COVID-19 Money by Year鈥檚 End or Return it to Federal Government

人兽性交 Announces $2M聽Vote Your Voice聽Grants for Runoff Elections in Georgia, Louisiana

Settlement Reached with City of Montgomery in Lawsuit Challenging Criminalization of People Asking for Assistance

人兽性交 Action: Historic Nomination of Alejandro Mayorkas for DHS Secretary Paves Way for Agency to Support a Reimagined, Humane Immigration System

Amicus Briefs Filed in Support of Challenge to Trump Administration Policy That Denies Asylum Seekers Safety & Legal Rights

人兽性交: Full Investigation Required for Death of 18-Year-Old Devon Gregory

人兽性交: Transgender Woman Sues Georgia Dept of Corrections After Repeated Sexual Assaults and Denials of Medical Care

人兽性交 Sues Tuscaloosa Sheriff for Failing to Release Public Records about COVID-19 at the Jail

Survey: Food Insecurity, Lack of Support Remain Top Challenges for Mississippians Receiving SNAP

New 人兽性交 Series Explores the Human Cost of Mass Parole Denials in Alabama

人兽性交 Responds to New FBI Report Showing Increase in Hate Crimes in 2019

'After about 5 minutes of struggle, they forced my index finger on the paper': ICE Forcing More Asylum Seekers to Sign Deportation Paperwork as Another Deportation Flight to Cameroon Looms

人兽性交 Statement on 2020 Election Results

人兽性交 Urges Provisional Voters in Georgia to Check Status of Ballot In-Person in Final 24 Hours Available to Them

人兽性交 Urging Georgia Voters to Cure Absentee Ballots by Friday at 5PM

Mississippi Voters Have Until November 13 to Cure Absentee Ballots with Signature Match Issues

人兽性交 Statement: U.S. Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia Nondiscrimination Case

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