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ALGOP opens Tuberville hearing to press after closure concerns Supreme Court blocks state’s plan to carry out nitrogen hypoxia execution Alabama State Board of Education hears possible changes to world language studies Medical Cannabis board reports on first week of sales, reopens lab applications UA student earns Black Warrior Riverkeeper scholarship grant ALGOP opens Tuberville hearing to press after closure concerns Supreme Court blocks state’s plan to carry out nitrogen hypoxia execution Alabama State Board of Education hears possible changes to world language studies Medical Cannabis board reports on first week of sales, reopens lab applications UA student earns Black Warrior Riverkeeper scholarship grant ALGOP opens Tuberville hearing to press after closure concerns Supreme Court blocks state’s plan to carry out nitrogen hypoxia execution Alabama State Board of Education hears possible changes to world language studies Medical Cannabis board reports on first week of sales, reopens lab applications UA student earns Black Warrior Riverkeeper scholarship grant

Southern Poverty Law Center

Elections

SPLC Action Fund investing more than $300K in new congressional district race

The mobilization effort targets the election contest for Alabama’s newly formed congressional district.

October 17, 2023

Georgia group sues SPLC, case moves forward

SPLC calls the Dustin Inman Society an “anti-immigrant hate group.”

July 13, 2023

SPLC releases 2022 “Year In Hate and Extremism” report

The SPLC found that there was a marked shift in extremism into mainstream discourse and onto “main street” in 2022.

June 7, 2023

U.S. Senate makes historic confirmation of Abudu to circuit court

Abudu is the first Black woman appointed as a judge to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.

May 22, 2023

House passes bill criminalizing absentee ballot assistance

The bill carves out some exceptions for family members, but any exchange of money would nullify those exceptions according the the bill's structure.

May 5, 2023

Montgomery, state considering citations for misdemeanor marijuana possession

The policies being considered at both the state and municipal level look to the example of Tuscaloosa.

April 3, 2023

Groups file Civil Rights complaint against Alabama, ADEM over Black Belt sewer issues

Two watchdog groups filed the Title VI complaint, alleging the state has not adequately addressed the ongoing sanitation problems.

March 7, 2023

SPLC, congresswoman honor John Lewis and the 40 Martyrs in wreath-laying ceremony

The wreath-laying ceremony was the first held since the passing of Congressman John Lewis.

March 6, 2023

SPLC names Tafeni English-Relf as first director of Alabama state office

The new office will focus on local concerns, specifically in rural communities.

February 8, 2023

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.

October 24, 2022