Civil liberty, legal groups condemn indictments against SPLC
Advocacy and legal groups cast the case as political retaliation, warning it threatened civil society and efforts to confront extremism.
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Grand jury indicts SPLC in federal case on paid informants
Prosecutors alleged the civil rights watchdog hid payments to infiltrators, while the organization said secrecy protected sources and helped prevent violence.
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The Trump DOJ that doesn’t have time to bring charges against anyone in the Epstein files wants to explore a wild conspiracy about the SPLC.
House committee OKs Alabama Voting Rights Act
Lawmakers advanced a package to guarantee early voting, eliminate absentee ballot restrictions and automatically restore ballot access for some returning from incarceration.
UA students sue university over suspended student publications
Plaintiffs argued administrators committed unlawful viewpoint discrimination by shuttering and defunding two campus magazines last December.
Civil Rights leaders reaffirm commitment to justice at wreath-laying ceremony
Leaders honored 40 civil rights martyrs in Montgomery on Thursday, warning against modern efforts to suppress voting rights and reverse decades of progress.
SPLC attorney discusses settlement to reduce institutionalization of disabled children in Alabama
Before the settlement, thousands of disabled youth were unnecessarily isolated and segregated in highly rigid placements, often facing unsafe conditions.
League of Women Voters panel examines Voting Rights in the Deep South
Southern attorneys and advocates highlighted ongoing legal debates surrounding voting rights, emphasizing the historical and contemporary challenges to enfranchisement.
SPLC lawsuit prevents Job Corps centers from closing
A federal court halted the closure of 99 Job Corps centers, a win for the program that has trained over 2 million disadvantaged individuals.
Figures, Sewell, SPLC President slam Trump over restoring Confederate military base names
Trump announced he would restore Confederate military base names, sparking criticism from SPLC President Margaret Huang and Rep. Shomari Figures.