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Montgomery County BOE, SPLC settle student expulsion lawsuits

SPLC sued on behalf of two students who were falsely accused of having a gun and expelled despite being found innocent.

February 10, 2021

“Let us also honor their lives by rejecting hate:” SPLC remembers Holocaust

Wednesday is the 16th annual International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

January 27, 2021

SPLC president welcomes Biden’s order advancing racial equity

President Joe Biden's order also rescinds Trump’s 1776 Commission, seen as a rebuttal to the Pulitzer-Prize-winning 1619 project.

January 22, 2021

Alabama officials watching for possible armed protests

The Montgomery Police Department will have officers at the Capitol on Sunday, girding for potentially violent demonstrations.

January 15, 2021

SPLC responds to arrest of man carrying Confederate flag inside U.S. Capitol

Kevin Seefried and his son, Hunter, face multiple charges connected with their alleged part in the deadly Capitol riot.

January 15, 2021

Calls mount for independent review of Alabama AG’s role in group that aided Capitol rally

Marshall's investigation into the nonprofit he heads shouldn't take long. The group has never had more than four paid staff.

January 11, 2021

SPLC warns election fraud claims may solidify as “key belief” of the far right

President Trump’s rhetoric is inspiring white supremacist and far-right extremists to violence, the SPLC says.

December 15, 2020

Marshall “pleased” with Supreme Court curbside voting decision

The high court stayed a lower court ruling that allowed local election officials to implement curbside voting due to fears of the coronavirus.

October 23, 2020

SPLC files complaints in Pike County over suspension of two Black students

Both complaints, filed in Pike County Juvenile Court, ask the court to reverse suspensions of RaQuan Martin and Dakarai Pelton, both Black and former students at Goshen High School.

October 22, 2020

Black Voters Matter isn’t giving up on Black voters in Alabama

“When you don’t vote, you give away your power,” said Arnee Odoms, Alabama state coordinator for Black Voters Matter.

October 1, 2020