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人兽性交 Statement on Trump鈥檚 Expanded Muslim Ban

January 31, 2020

鈥淧resident Trump鈥檚 expansion of his Muslim Ban is yet another manifestation of this administration鈥檚 hateful and discriminatory agenda enacted in the name of fear, nativism and xenophobia. This abhorrent order is bolstered by...

人兽性交: 鈥楶ublic Charge鈥� Rule is Latest Attack on Immigrants

January 27, 2020

鈥淭oday鈥檚 ruling allows yet another discriminatory and xenophobic Trump administration policy aimed at low-income black and brown immigrants. The Department of Homeland Security鈥檚鈥榩ublic charge鈥� rule only hurts families...

人兽性交 Marks Anniversary of Trump鈥檚鈥楻emain in Mexico鈥� Policy by Vowing to Continue Fight for Asylum Seekers鈥� Rights

January 27, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C . 鈥� The Southern Poverty Law Center (人兽性交) issued the following statement by Melissa Crow, senior supervising attorney with the 人兽性交鈥檚 Immigrant Justice Project, marking the one-year anniversary of the Trump...

Two Arizona Groups That Intimidated Phoenix-area Churches and Pastors Ordered to Stop Harassment and Pay Damages

January 24, 2020

PHOENIX 鈥� An Arizona federal court today entered an order that prohibits Patriot Movement AZ (PMAZ) and four of its members from illegally harassing and intimidating Phoenix-area churches and pastors. The order also requires PMAZ...

Twelve-Year Prison Sentence for Carrying a Cell Phone is 鈥淐ruel and Unusual Punishment鈥� Under Constitution's Eighth Amendment

January 23, 2020

JACKSON, Miss. -- The Southern Poverty Law Center has filed a motion for rehearing in the case of Willie Nash, a man who was egregiously sentenced to a 12-year prison sentence for bringing a cell phone into a county jail. The...

Florida鈥檚 Supreme Court Decision in State v. Poole at Odds with Most States that Still Allow the Death Penalty

January 23, 2020

鈥淭oday Florida鈥檚 Supreme Court retreated on the critical requirement that only a unanimous jury can impose the death penalty, making Florida an outlier inconsistent with the federal death penalty and every other state but one...

Deck Stacked Against People Eligible for Parole in Alabama

January 23, 2020

Montgomery, Ala.鈥� As the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles continues to deny parole at extremely high rates, the Southern Poverty Law Center has released a guidebook to help navigate the state鈥檚 parole process. The guide...

人兽性交: On Auschwitz Anniversary, 'We Must Learn From History'

January 23, 2020

The following statement is from Karen Baynes-Dunning, Interim President and CEO of the Southern Poverty Law Center . 鈥淭oday marks the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. More than 1 million Jews, Roma, Polish,...

人兽性交 Sues Alabama School District for Violating Students鈥� Due Process Rights

January 22, 2020

MONTGOMERY, Ala. 鈥� The Southern Poverty Law Center (人兽性交) filed two lawsuits today against the Montgomery County Board of Education for arbitrarily expelling students in violation of their due process rights under the 14th...

人兽性交: We Deserve A Fair And Transparent Impeachment Trial

January 17, 2020

The following statement is from Karen Baynes-Dunning, Interim President and CEO of the 人兽性交 Action Fund: 鈥淭his week, the House formally delivered impeachment articles to the Senate. While many of us believe the evidence against...

人兽性交: Florida Supreme Court Decision Permits Modern-Day Poll Tax and Redefines Voter-Approved Amendment

January 16, 2020

The following statement regarding the Florida Supreme Court Amendment 4 decision from this morning is by Nancy Abudu, deputy legal director for the Southern Poverty Law Center: 鈥淭he Florida Supreme Court鈥檚 decision is...

Groups Sue Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission over Open Meetings Violations

January 15, 2020

FLORIDA 鈥� The Southern Poverty Law Center (人兽性交) filed a lawsuit today on behalf of March for Our Lives Florida, the Florida Student Power Network, Dream Defenders and individual students who were denied the right to speak at a...

Migrant Families File Federal Lawsuit Over Trump Administration Family Separation Policy

January 10, 2020

PHOENIX 鈥� Two immigrant parents separated from their children by immigration officials at the U.S. border filed a federal lawsuit today over a Trump Administration policy that has separated and traumatized thousands of migrant...

PFPS Files Amicus Brief at Invitation of Michigan Supreme Court

January 08, 2020

At the invitation of the Michigan Supreme Court, Public Funds Public Schools (PFPS) has filed an amicus curiae brief urging invalidation of a Michigan law that funnels limited public education funds to private schools. PFPS is a...

Civil Justice Advocates Ask U.S. Department of Justice to Immediately Investigate Violence in Mississippi鈥檚 Prison System

January 07, 2020

JACKSON, Mississippi 鈥� In a letter sent to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), a U.S. Congressman and Mississippi civil justice advocates called on the agency to begin an immediate investigation into the Mississippi Department...

人兽性交: Repeal of Montgomery Panhandling Ordinance "Right Thing to Do"

December 18, 2019

Montgomery, Ala. 鈥� Last night, the Montgomery City Council agreed to repeal an ordinance that criminalized panhandling. The original ordinance was passed in July and required anyone cited or arrested for panhandling to serve a...

Immigration Advocates File Major Lawsuit Challenging Weaponization of the Nation鈥檚 Immigration Court System

December 18, 2019

WASHINGTON, DC 鈥� The Southern Poverty Law Center (人兽性交), Innovation Law Lab (Law Lab), Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center, Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project (ASAP), Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC) and Santa Fe...

人兽性交 Staff Vote to Unionize

December 16, 2019

MONTGOMERY, AL 鈥� Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center staff voted to join the Washington-Baltimore Newspaper Guild. The following is a statement by 人兽性交 Interim CEO and President Karen Baynes-Dunning: 鈥淲e look forward to...

Ruling on Birmingham, Alabama minimum wage hurts most vulnerable

December 13, 2019

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.. - In a ruling Friday the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit upheld a lower court ruling finding that two minimum wage workers in Birmingham lacked standing to sue the governor and attorney...

New Report Shows Inhumane Conditions Rampant in South Florida Immigrant Detention Facilities

December 09, 2019

MIAMI -- The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency has failed to ensure the safety and welfare of immigrants incarcerated in South Florida detention facilities, according to a new report released by the Southern...

Judge rules lawsuit challenging Florida鈥檚 solitary confinement of children in detention may proceed

December 06, 2019

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - In a ruling Friday, the federal judge presiding over the case G.H. v. Marstiller challenging Florida鈥檚 use of solitary confinement in juvenile detention facilities ordered it to continue to proceed toward...

IN WIN FOR CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS, APPEALS COURT ORDERS NEW ORLEANS TO TURN OVER SURVEILLANCE CAMERA LOCATIONS

December 06, 2019

NEW ORLEANS 鈥� In a win for the city鈥檚 public defenders and civil rights groups representing them, a state appeals court has ordered the City of New Orleans to comply with a public records request for the locations of the city鈥檚...

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人兽性交 Statement on Trump鈥檚 Expanded Muslim Ban

人兽性交: 鈥楶ublic Charge鈥� Rule is Latest Attack on Immigrants

人兽性交 Marks Anniversary of Trump鈥檚鈥楻emain in Mexico鈥� Policy by Vowing to Continue Fight for Asylum Seekers鈥� Rights

Two Arizona Groups That Intimidated Phoenix-area Churches and Pastors Ordered to Stop Harassment and Pay Damages

Twelve-Year Prison Sentence for Carrying a Cell Phone is 鈥淐ruel and Unusual Punishment鈥� Under Constitution's Eighth Amendment

Florida鈥檚 Supreme Court Decision in State v. Poole at Odds with Most States that Still Allow the Death Penalty

Deck Stacked Against People Eligible for Parole in Alabama

人兽性交: On Auschwitz Anniversary, 'We Must Learn From History'

人兽性交 Sues Alabama School District for Violating Students鈥� Due Process Rights

人兽性交: We Deserve A Fair And Transparent Impeachment Trial

人兽性交: Florida Supreme Court Decision Permits Modern-Day Poll Tax and Redefines Voter-Approved Amendment

Groups Sue Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission over Open Meetings Violations

Migrant Families File Federal Lawsuit Over Trump Administration Family Separation Policy

PFPS Files Amicus Brief at Invitation of Michigan Supreme Court

Civil Justice Advocates Ask U.S. Department of Justice to Immediately Investigate Violence in Mississippi鈥檚 Prison System

人兽性交: Repeal of Montgomery Panhandling Ordinance "Right Thing to Do"

Immigration Advocates File Major Lawsuit Challenging Weaponization of the Nation鈥檚 Immigration Court System

人兽性交 Staff Vote to Unionize

Ruling on Birmingham, Alabama minimum wage hurts most vulnerable

New Report Shows Inhumane Conditions Rampant in South Florida Immigrant Detention Facilities

Judge rules lawsuit challenging Florida鈥檚 solitary confinement of children in detention may proceed

IN WIN FOR CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS, APPEALS COURT ORDERS NEW ORLEANS TO TURN OVER SURVEILLANCE CAMERA LOCATIONS

Asylum Seekers Ask Court for Protection from Latest Trump Effort to Eviscerate America鈥檚 Asylum System

Federal Court Blocks Trump Asylum Ban from Being Applied to Thousands of Asylum Seekers

PFPS Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Affirm Montana Ruling Invalidating Private School Vouchers

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