April 21, 2022
TALLAHASSEE, FL. – TODAY the state legislature passed the congressional map proposed by Governor Ron DeSantis, reducing the representation of communities of color. The new congressional map contains fewer majority-minority...
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Alabama
April 21, 2022
Four Alabama parents are asking a federal court to stop SB 184 from taking effect on May 8, saying the law strips them of the right to make important decisions about their children’s healthcare. SB 184 punishes parents and their...
April 19, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 19, 2022 – The SPLC Action Fund released its first round of research into the 2022 midterm elections in a new report, Exposing Extremism in Elections. The report exposes 66 extremist-tied candidates on...
Alabama
April 11, 2022
Today civil and LGBTQ legal rights advocates SPLC, GLAD, NCLR, and HRC, joined by co-counsel King & Spalding LLP and Lightfoot, Franklin & White LLC, announced they have filed a legal challenge in federal district court...
Alabama
Policy
April 07, 2022
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Today, the Alabama Senate passed House Bill 322 , which bars transgender students from using school facilities – including bathrooms – that align with their gender identity and erases their existence from...
April 07, 2022
Montgomery, Ala.-- Earlier today the Alabama Legislature passed Senate Bill 203 , which would require all cities and municipalities in Alabama to report on the fines and fees they collect every year. That information will go to...
Alabama
Policy
April 07, 2022
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR), GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD), and the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), joined by co-counsel King & Spalding LLP and Lightfoot...
April 01, 2022
GEORGIA – Today, the Georgia Senate passed House Bill 1084, which defines race and racism as “divisive concepts” and bans discussions of them in classrooms across Georgia. It also passed House Bill 1178, which allows parents to...
March 31, 2022
JACKSON, Miss - The Care 4 Mississippi Coalition released the following statement responding to Sen. Kevin Blackwell’s effort to revive proposed legislation, SB 2033, which would extend Medicaid coverage for postpartum mothers...
March 28, 2022
TALLAHASSEE — Today, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the Don’t Say Gay bill into law. The legislation prohibits classroom instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity in kindergarten through third grade and states that...
