MONTGOMERY – Yesterday, the Commission on the Naming of Items of the Department of Defense that Commemorate the Confederate States of America or Any Person Who Served Voluntarily with the Confederate States of America recommended...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Earlier today Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed House bills 195 and 197 into law. It will expunge the nonjudicial arrest records of children who have successfully completed diversion programs for criminal...
TALLAHASSEE, FL. – TODAY, Friday May 6, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals stayed an order that placed Florida under court pre-clearance for any changes to election law. The stay allows Florida’s S.B. 524 to take effect, which...
Montgomery, Ala – The SPLC Action Fund today announced endorsements in critical races for the 10th Judicial Circuit in Alabama including Tiara Hudson, running for Place 14 and Paul Rand, running for Place 16. “The criminal legal...
ATLANTA, Ga. – Yesterday, Governor Brian Kemp signed House Bill 1084, which empowers an athletic commission to ban transgender youth from participating in sports that align with their gender identity. The following statement is...
Greenville, Miss.—April 25, 2022 —Mississippi civic leaders today challenged state Supreme Court district lines that have gone unchanged for more than 35 years because those lines dilute the voting strength of Black residents in...
CABO ROJO, Puerto Rico – On April 19, the Puerto Rico House of Representatives passed Joint Resolution 293 , 46-5, enabling a building honoring Confederate leader J.L.M. Curry to be renamed. The bill now goes to the Senate of...
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...
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...