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人兽性交 Responds to Recent Killings of Black People

May 29, 2020

MONTGOMERY, Ala. 鈥� Margaret Huang, president and chief executive officer of the Southern Poverty Law Center, issued the below statement following the recent string of killings of Black people across the country: 鈥淭he 人兽性交 joins...

Immigration Advocates Denounce Latest Effort to Undermine Immigration Courts

May 29, 2020

PORTLAND, Ore. 鈥� The Southern Poverty Law Center (人兽性交), Innovation Law Lab (Law Lab), Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center, Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project and Santa Fe Dreamers Project released the following statement in...

人兽性交 Statement on Twitter's Fact Check of Trump's Vote-By-Mail Tweets

May 26, 2020

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The following statement on Twitter's fact check of the president's tweets on vote-by-mail is by Nancy Abudu, deputy legal director for the Southern Poverty Law Center: 鈥淲e鈥檙e thankful to see Twitter is...

人兽性交: How many more must perish in ICE camps?

May 26, 2020

COLUMBUS, Ga. 鈥� Santiago Baten-Oxlaj, a 34-year-old Guatemalan man, became the second known person to die from COVID-19 under the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Baten-Oxlaj was detained at Stewart Detention...

In a Victory for Voting Rights, Federal Court Rules that Florida鈥檚 Pay-to-Vote System Is Unconstitutional

May 24, 2020

Click here for information on whether you can vote in Florida if you have a past felony conviction. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. 鈥� In a significant decision for voting rights, a federal court on Sunday affirmed voting rights for hundreds of...

Georgia Board of Education Reverses Gwinnett County Student鈥檚 Expulsion After 人兽性交 Intervention

May 22, 2020

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. 鈥� This week, the Georgia Board of Education (GBOE) ruled that a Gwinnett County student barred from school since mid-November was wrongly expelled after finding no evidence the student violated the district鈥檚...

人兽性交 Statement on Extension of CDC Order

May 21, 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, regarding the indefinite extension of the Centers...

人兽性交, Fair Elections Center, Arnold & Porter File Litigation in Louisiana to Expand Absentee Ballots and Ensure Safe Elections throughout 2020

May 20, 2020

BATON ROUGE, La. 鈥� Yesterday, the Southern Poverty Law Center (人兽性交), Fair Elections Center, and Arnold & Porter filed a federal lawsuit against Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards, Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin, and other...

人兽性交 Asks Families to Report Impact of School Closures on Their Children In New Survey

May 19, 2020

Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (人兽性交) launched a new survey to examine the range of issues facing students and families during school closures in response to Covid-19 in the U.S. Primarily focused on the Southeast region...

人兽性交 Action Fund Statement on Passage of HEROES Act

May 15, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. 鈥� Today, the U.S. House passed the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act, the fifth legislative package aimed at addressing the country鈥檚 public health and economic needs during...

Florida Department of Corrections sued over failure to provide public records related to COVID-19 policies

May 15, 2020

Tallahassee, FL -- Florida鈥檚 public records law requires government entities to operate transparently, which is especially crucial in the midst of the public health crisis caused by COVID-19. But almost two months after the...

HEROES Act Offers Meaningful Assistance to Communities of Color in Deep South

May 14, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. 鈥� Tomorrow, the U.S. House is expected to vote on the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act. This is the fifth legislative package aimed at addressing the country鈥檚 public health...

No More Slaps on the Wrist: Contempt Action Lodged Against ICE for Refusal to Restore Access to Parole for Asylum Seekers

May 12, 2020

WASHINGTON 鈥� The Southern Poverty Law Center (人兽性交) and ACLU of Louisiana today filed a motion for contempt in their federal class action lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the New Orleans Immigration...

Civil Rights Memorial Center Continues to Reach Audiences During Pandemic with New Virtual Tour and Children鈥檚 Activity Book

May 12, 2020

MONTGOMERY, Ala. 鈥� The Civil Rights Memorial Center (CRMC) today launched two new projects that offer would-be visitors an opportunity to learn about the history of the modern civil rights movement while the Center remains closed...

Florida coalition calls for governor to release of Florida prisoners due to continued threat of COVID-19

May 11, 2020

Tallahassee, FL -- The Florida Coalition for Criminal Justice Reform has sent a letter to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis urging him to take immediate action to reduce the incarcerated population due to the threat of a COVID-19...

Hunger Strikes and Imminent Outbreak: New Motion for Preliminary Injunction Seeks Relief as COVID-19 Chaos Consumes South Georgia Detention Center

May 08, 2020

ATLANTA 鈥� The Southern Poverty Law Center (人兽性交) and Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta (AAAJ) today filed a motion for preliminary injunction in their lawsuit seeking the immediate release of medically vulnerable...

Groups Urge Louisiana to Use Federal CARES Act Funding to Address Educational Inequities

May 08, 2020

LOUISIANA 鈥� Education advocates are urging state leaders in Louisiana to use the millions of dollars the state is receiving in federal emergency funding to eliminate education inequities and support children and families...

Groups Urge Florida to Use Federal CARES Act Education Funding to Help Students Who Need It Most

May 07, 2020

FLORIDA 鈥� Education advocates are urging state leaders in Florida to use the nearly billion dollars the state is receiving in federal emergency funding to eliminate education inequities and support children and families...

DHS Sued: Attorneys Fight Back Against Agency鈥檚 Unconstitutional Restriction of Immigrants鈥� Right to Legal Counsel in Detention Centers

May 07, 2020

MONTGOMERY, Ala. 鈥� Immigration and criminal justice reform attorneys at the Southern Poverty Law Center (人兽性交) today filed a motion for a temporary restraining order (TRO) in their lawsuit challenging the Department of Homeland...

人兽性交: This Death Should Outrage Every American

May 06, 2020

The following statement is from Laura Rivera, director of 人兽性交鈥檚 Southeast Immigrant Freedom Initiative (SIFI) following the first reported death of an individual in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody from COVID-19...

Groups Urge Alabama to Use Federal CARES Act Education Funding to Help Students Who Need It Most

May 06, 2020

ALABAMA 鈥� Education advocates are urging state leaders in Alabama to use the millions of dollars the state is receiving in federal emergency funding to advance equity and support children and families disproportionately affected...

Federal Trial Concludes in Challenge to Florida Law That Undermines Voting Rights Restoration

May 06, 2020

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. 鈥� A federal trial that will impact the right to vote for hundreds of thousands of Floridians concluded today after more than a week of testimony and arguments. The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Florida...

Judge Strikes Down Tennessee School Voucher Law

May 04, 2020

NASHVILLE, Tenn. 鈥� Public school children in Tennessee won today when Davidson County Chancellor Anne C. Martin struck down the state鈥檚 private school voucher law, known as the Education Savings Account (ESA) Pilot Program...

Groups Urge Mississippi to Use $204 Million in CARES Act Education Funding to Help Students Who Need It Most

May 04, 2020

JACKSON, Miss. 鈥� Education advocates are urging state leaders in Mississippi to use the millions of dollars the state is receiving in federal emergency funding to advance equity and support children and families...

LDF, 人兽性交, and ADAP File Federal Lawsuit Challenging Alabama鈥檚 Lack of Safe and Accessible Voting During COVID-19 Pandemic

May 01, 2020

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. 鈥� Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), the Southern Poverty Law Center (人兽性交), and the Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program (ADAP) filed a federal lawsuit against Alabama Governor Kay...

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