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Georgia Activists Fight for Transparency and Equity in Local Redistricting

February 25, 2022

Atlanta, GA (February 25, 2022) 鈥� Across the region, Southerners are ringing the alarm about persistent attacks on communities of color during the redistricting process. In Georgia, state lawmakers stand out for their egregious...

Transgender Woman Continues Fight for Transfer from Male Prison Where She Faces Repeated Sexual Assault

February 23, 2022

Ashley Diamond, a Black transgender woman held in a men鈥檚 prison in Georgia, continued her legal battle for protection from the ongoing sexual abuse she endures, by renewing her request last night for a federal court to order her...

Decades after Being Overturned, Discriminatory Guyer Rule Leads to Deportation of Kevin Silva

February 22, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. 鈥� On February 15, Kelvin Silva, a 45-year-old North Carolina resident, was deported to the Dominican Republic by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) under an outdated and discriminatory immigration...

New Florida prison rule unnecessary; violates the right of the incarcerated to talk to attorneys

February 17, 2022

Tallahassee, FL 鈥� The Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) held a hearing Thursday afternoon to get feedback on a proposed rule change that would make it difficult to impossible for incarcerated people to speak with lawyers...

Southern Education Foundation and the Southern Poverty Law Center announce the first recipient of their Lynn Walker Huntley Social Justice Fellowship

February 10, 2022

ATLANTA 鈥� The Southern Education Foundation (SEF) and the Southern Poverty Law Center (人兽性交) announced that the first Lynn Walker Huntley Social Justice Fellowship has been awarded to Harvard Law School student Harry Chiu. The...

Southern Poverty Law Center Condemns Georgia State Legislature for Weaponizing Redistricting to Diminish Political Power of Communities of Color

February 10, 2022

ATLANTA 鈥� Today the Georgia State Senate passed new maps for the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners with a new, predominantly White voting-age population district. The current Gwinnett County Commission is comprised entirely...

America鈥檚 HBCUs Under the Threat of Attack

February 04, 2022

MONTGOMERY 鈥� Margaret Huang, the President and CEO of the Southern Poverty Law Center (人兽性交), released the following statement in response to recent developments around bomb threats to several of our nation鈥檚 Historically Black...

人兽性交: Planned Expansion of Private ICE Detention Center in Georgia a Betrayal by the Biden Administration

February 04, 2022

ATLANTA 鈥� Efr茅n C. Olivares, Deputy Legal Director of the Southern Poverty Law Center鈥檚 (人兽性交) Immigrant Justice Project, released the following statement regarding Folkston Immigration and Customs Enforcement鈥檚 (ICE) Processing...

人兽性交 to Georgia: Don't Turn an American Tradition into a Racist One

February 02, 2022

Yesterday, a groundhog honoring two Confederate generals received widespread recognition for his weather predictions. February 1 is also the first day of Black History Month. The following statement is from Lecia Brooks, 人兽性交...

人兽性交 Launches Third Edition of its Whose Heritage? report tracking Confederate Memorials and their removals across the U.S.

February 01, 2022

MONTGOMERY 鈥� The Southern Poverty Law Center (人兽性交) today released the third edition of its Whose Heritage? report , data, and map , which tracks public symbols of the Confederacy across the United States. Click here to view the...

Three Transgender Protesters Sue Miami-Dade County for Violating Civil Rights in Custody

January 31, 2022

MIAMI, FL 鈥� January 31, 2022 Today, three transgender people, Gabriela Amaya Cruz, Christian Pallidine, and 脕ngel Jae Torres Bucci, filed suit in federal court against Miami-Dade County for abuse they suffered while in county...

人兽性交: Mayorkas鈥� Comments Reverses Promises Made by Administration

January 26, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C.鈥€撯€疎fr茅n鈥疌. Olivares, Deputy Legal Director鈥痮f the Southern Poverty Law Center鈥檚 (人兽性交) Immigrant Justice Project, released the following statement in response to the recent comments made by Department of Homeland...

人兽性交: We Will Stand with Our Community Partners & Fight鈥疐lorida Anti-Immigrant Bill

January 24, 2022

MIAMI鈥€� The Southern Poverty Law Center (人兽性交) issued the following statement by鈥疉nne Janet Hernandez Anderson, a Senior Supervising Attorney with the 人兽性交鈥檚 Immigrant Justice Project, on the proposed SB1808 legislation ahead of...

人兽性交 Calls on Georgia General Assembly to Comply with Constitution, Federal Law and Give Opportunity for Public Input When Drawing County Government Maps

January 20, 2022

ATLANTA 鈥� Today, following the introduction of bills to redistrict county government bodies across many of Georgia鈥檚 159 counties, the Southern Poverty Law Center (人兽性交) and Walden Macht & Haran LLP sent letters to each state...

Civil Rights Groups and Zuckerman Spaeder File Lawsuit on Behalf of Floridian Unlawfully Profiled and Detained for Being Born Abroad

January 20, 2022

OCALA, Fla. 鈥� The Southern Poverty Law Center, along with the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Florida, and Zuckerman Spaeder LLP, filed a federal lawsuit today on behalf of Neville Christopher Brooks, a legal permanent...

Southern Poverty Law Center and Civil Rights Corps warn Knox County judges that their bail hearings continue to violate the federal Constitution

January 20, 2022

KNOXVILLE, Tenn., 鈥� The Southern Poverty Law Center (人兽性交) and Civil Rights Corps (CRC) have informed judges, the sheriff, public defender, and other officials in Knox County that efforts to reform the County鈥檚 pretrial practices...

With Federal Voting Rights Legislation Blocked by Political Gamesmanship, 人兽性交 Vows to Continue to Defend Voting Rights with Every Tool Available

January 19, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. 鈥� Today, the U.S. Senate failed to overcome the 50-vote threshold to change the body's rules and permit a vote on essential voting rights protections after each senator has been allowed a maximum of two speeches...

Civil Rights Memorial Center (CRMC) Reopens with Exciting New Exhibits and Updates

January 11, 2022

MONTGOMERY, Ala. 鈥� The Civil Rights Memorial Center ( CRMC ) is set to reopen on Thursday, unveiling new exhibits and updates designed to enhance visitors鈥� understanding of the civil rights movement and the ongoing struggle for...

人兽性交 Urges Cobb County School District to Act in the Best Interest of Students Amid Omicron Surge

January 07, 2022

COBB COUNTY, Ga. 鈥� Amidst an alarming surge in COVID cases within the past week due to the omicron variant, the Southern Poverty Law Center (人兽性交) is urging the Cobb County School Distict to act in the best interest of students...

人兽性交, Georgia Voters and Voting Rights Groups Challenge Georgia鈥檚 Racially Gerrymandered Congressional Districts

January 07, 2022

ATLANTA 鈥� Voting rights groups and Georgia voters filed a lawsuit in federal court today charging that the 6th, 13th, and 14th Congressional Districts of Georgia violate the U.S. Constitution and unlawfully diminish the voting...

人兽性交鈥檚 PRESIDENT AND CEO MARGARET HUANG鈥橲 REFLECTIONS ON THE ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF VIOLENT INSURRECTION:

January 06, 2022

MONTGOMERY, AL 鈥� The Southern Poverty Law Center (人兽性交) President and CEO Margaret Huang issued the following statement on the first anniversary of the deadly January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol to overturn the nation鈥檚...

Southern Poverty Law Center calls for prompt and effective implementation of mental health remedies following Alabama prison system judicial ruling

December 29, 2021

MONTGOMERY, Ala. 鈥� Citing years of inadequate mental health care provided to people incarcerated in Alabama prisons, U.S. District Judge Myron H. Thompson has issued a sweeping remedial order that will require the Alabama...

人兽性交 Applauds Jury for Delivering Justice in the Shooting Death of Daunte Wright

December 23, 2021

MONTGOMERY,鈥疉L鈥�-鈥疶oday,鈥痑鈥痡ury鈥痜ound former police officer Kim Potter guilty of first and second-degree manslaughter鈥痠n the shooting death of Daunte Wright. The following is a statement from鈥疢argaret Huang, president and CEO of...

人兽性交 Welcomes Department of Defense Countering Extremism Report: Calls for More Action to End鈥疕ate and鈥疎xtremism in鈥痶he U.S.鈥疢ilitary

December 20, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC 鈥撯€疶he鈥疭outhern Poverty Law Center鈥檚鈥�(人兽性交)鈥疘ntelligence Project Director Susan Corke responded today to鈥痶he release of the Department of Defense鈥檚 Countering Extremism Activities Working Group (CEAWG) report ,...

鈥楿nchecked Culture of Abuse鈥�: Groups Demand Federal Intervention Amid Anti-Black and Life-Endangering Harms Under ICE Field Office

December 17, 2021

NEW ORLEANS 鈥撯€� A coalition of immigrants鈥� and human rights organizations today delivered a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, demanding immediate intervention from the Biden...

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