Federal court considering ending state’s racial quota on real estate board
The ruling in the case could impact up to 20 state boards that require minority representation by statute.
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Plaintiffs in voting rights suit object to state’s new congressional map
The Department of Justice also expressed its own internet in the case on Friday.
Political leaders react to Supreme Court’s rejection of congressional map
New Congressional districts could have huge effects on Alabama's Congressional delegation.
Supreme Court rules Alabama Congressional map dilutes Black voting power
The decision will require Alabama to draw a new map that creates two districts with significant Black voting populations.
SPLC turns 50, charts course for the future
On Friday evening, the organization celebrated its 50th anniversary by hosting an event focused on its course for the next 50 years.
Alabama groups to rally outside SCOTUS during oral arguments on redistricting
Speakers at the rally include Evan Milligan, executive director of Alabama Forward and lead plaintiff in the case.
SPLC Action Fund endorses Donald, Bell
Moshae Donald is the Democratic nominee for Mobile district attorney. Ashley Bell is the Democratic nominee for a district judgeship in Shelby County.
SPLC, League of Women Voters call on Supreme Court to strike down Congressional map
The brief asserts that the Alabama Legislature’s plan cracks residents of the Black Belt among four different districts and robs the region of effective political power
July 19, 2022
Report details racial discrimination, violation of human rights in Southern prisons
The report describes the widespread, disparate harms resulting from the arrests, harsh prison sentences, and incarceration on Black communities.
Legal brief argues that new Congressional districts crack Black belt
A new legal brief filed in the ongoing legal battle over the state's new Congressional maps argues the failure to create a second Black-majority district disenfranchises Black voters.