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Staff Report Ruling Ensures Current and Future Students At Risk Are Represented Press Release Birmingham, Ala. – A federal court has ruled that all current and future Birmingham City students will be represented in the Southern Poverty Law Center’s (SPLC) lawsuit against the Birmingham Police Department which seeks to end the use of pepper-spray on … Continued

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MOBILE – A growing amount of evidence is showing that a greater number of school children across the country are become a part of what is known the school-to-prison pipeline. Everyday, many children, especially those in minority or poor areas are losing learning time due to suspensions. Acts that … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday the groups that are opposing Alabama’s strictest in the nation anti-illegal immigration law held a joint press conference to announce that their fight would continue and their campaign against the state of Alabama would escalate Wade Henderson who is the President and CEO of The Leadership Conference on … Continued

By Staff Report Alabama Political Reporter From the Office of the Southern Poverty Law Center “The Republican leadership’s bill is a half-hearted response to the economic and humanitarian crisis that is gripping our State as a result of HB 56. It will do little to alleviate the problems that have plagued Alabama farmers and small … Continued

Staff Report Schools will Allow Students to Express Acceptance of LGBT Community From the Offices of The Southern Poverty Law Center  TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) announced today that Tuscaloosa County Schools will allow its lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) students to attend prom with same-sex dates. The school district also … Continued