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Federal
February 13, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Senate voted to acquit former President Trump of charges that he incited the January 6 insurrection on Capitol Hill, failing to reach the two-thirds margin necessary with a vote of 57-43. Even though...
Alabama
February 11, 2021
MONTGOMERY, Ala.— Today, the Alabama Senate gave final passage to House Bill 231, which allocates about $263 million in federal money to the state’s Emergency Rental Assistance fund (ERA). The SPLC Action Fund supports this...
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Alabama
February 09, 2021
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Today, State Sen. Rodger Smitherman introduced SB 203 , a bill that, if passed, would provide a uniform statewide system of procedural due process protections for students facing suspension or expulsion for...
Federal
February 09, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The SPLC Action Fund today released its analysis of two of President Biden’s recent immigration executive orders signed last week concerning the humanitarian crisis at the border, asylum processing and the...
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Florida
February 04, 2021
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Yesterday, the Florida Commission on Human Relations, the Florida state agency responsible for enforcing state civil rights, reiterated that discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender...
Federal
February 02, 2021
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Pete Buttigieg became the first openly gay, Senate-confirmed cabinet member to lead the U.S. Department of Transportation. The confirmation elevates Secretary Buttigieg to one of the most coveted posts in...
Federal
February 02, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Biden today plans to sign three new executive orders aimed at reforming the U.S. immigration system. The orders will reportedly create a family unification task force, begin to address the root causes...
