Jimmy Ellis remembers what it was like to be young and idealistic, hungry to gain his franchise. He worked to make sure he ...

In response to the passage of Amendment 3, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) expressed deep concern over the potential impacts that the measure will have on local governments.  “Given the costly ...

When Kiki Oliver stood up in front a room full of family, friends and neighbors at the Mendon Zion Primitive Baptist Church ...

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and Public Justice filed a federal lawsuit today against the Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) and FDC Secretary Richard Comerford challenging a more than ...

On Saturday, civil rights organizations, including the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), the Legal Defense Fund (LDF), the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the ACLU of Georgia, reached a ...

As a momentous election cycle draws to a close and threats against voting rights continue to mount, the Southern Poverty Law Center and partner organizations across the South have mobilized to help ...

Every election cycle, voter participation campaigns ask how to get young Black voters to the polls. A better question gets asked far less often: What are those voters already telling us? Between ...

Marigolds — more than a dozen garlands’ worth — contrasted with not only the clouds outside the Vinings Lake Church in ...

Ryan Haygood is the president and CEO of the SPLC.

In a recent op-ed for the American Bar Association, Southern Poverty Law Center Chief Policy Officer LaShawn Y. Warren ...

On Nov. 2, 2026, attorneys for the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Criminal Legal System Reform litigation team filed a federal case against Richard Comerford, the secretary of the Florida Department of ...

Paul Miller appears on video-chat platforms harassing and threatening people of color, Jewish people, LGBTQ+ people, women and migrants.