In a June 5 email titled “UTT’s Farewell,” Guandolo told supporters, “We have to shut our doors.” “The assaults from our adversaries financially and legally have been withering and overwhelming,” Guandolo said via email. Guandolo is one the leading anti- …
ATLANTA — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) joins the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in observance of World Refugee Day. For more than two decades, nations around the world, humanitarian aid workers and government officials chose this …
When Juneteenth revelers walk through the county courthouse plaza in Florence, Alabama, this year, they will be able, for the first time, to see something other than the 20-foot-tall Confederate monument that has dominated the public square since the …
Kira Barber, 39, acting as an apparent representative for the Asatru Folk Assembly (AFA), purchased the tract of land, located in a rural area of Jackson County, Tennessee, in December 2022 for $250,000, according to public records. Group leaders have …
With every passing school year in the U.S., a new class of Americans will inevitably be inaugurated into the community of those affected by gun violence. Inescapably, there will be a new population haunted by their tragedy. Five years after the fatal mass …
Over the last five decades, the Southern Poverty Law Center has researched, documented and tracked far-right extremist groups that espouse white supremacy, antisemitism, anti-LGBTQ+ hate and other often-intersecting ideologies. During that time, there have …
WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Allen v. Milligan that Alabama’s congressional map denies Black voters a fair number of congressional seats. In July 2022, the Southern Poverty Law Center, League of Women Voters, and Schulte Roth & …
Tallahassee, Fla. - Today, six Florida cities ended their challenge to HB 1, a 2021 law introduced by Governor Ron DeSantis in response to the racial justice protests of 2020 following the murder of George Floyd and others by police. The law, which many …
For most of the 21st century, Soros – a billionaire philanthropist and frequent mega-donor to progressive causes – has been that boogeyman for right-wing pundits, politicians and TV personalities. The efficacy of this trope is evident from its consistent …
“Stonewall was a riot” is a phrase that conveys a profound truth. The three-day riot at New York’s Stonewall Inn in 1969 was not the first time LGBTQ+ people stood up for themselves against legal discrimination, police entrapment or organized violence. …
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center released Year in Hate & Extremism, an annual report detailing the scope and danger of hate and antigovernment extremist groups operating within the United States. The report documents 1,225 …
By Cassie Miller and Caleb Kieffer In 2022, the hard-right movement succeeded in burrowing deeper into people’s lives in visible and material ways, even if it did not have widespread electoral success. Its fingerprints are everywhere: people’s homes, …
By Rachel Goldwasser A smattering of county sheriffs across the U.S. tested the limits of democracy in 2022, with an assist from extremist law enforcement groups. These constitutional sheriffs are devoted members of an antigovernment extremist movement …
By Hannah Gais and Megan Squire Two years since mainstream social media sites removed former President Donald Trump for using their services to incite an insurrection against the U.S. government, a growing constellation of “alt-tech” sites has continued to …
By Michael Lieberman Speak Out and Act Against Hate, Political Violence and Extremism It is impossible to overstate the importance of elected officials, business leaders and community officials using their public platforms to condemn and act against …
Between Sept. 30 and Dec. 1, 2014, ADF sent letters to school boards in Minnesota, Rhode Island, Virginia and Wisconsin warning that they could be open to litigation for policies allowing transgender students to use appropriate facilities such as bathrooms …
As an alderwoman in a small town, Nicole Robinson spends most of her time working to improve neighborhood drainage, organize health fairs, advocate for improvements to public safety and ensure that the drinking water of Port Gibson, Mississippi, population …
The private gym is located above Lewis Country Store – a gas station, convenience store and restaurant known locally for displaying hateful anti-LBGTQ+ and misogynistic signage. A message posted May 21 on a Telegram channel run by Tennessee Active Club, a …
JACKSON, Miss. — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), Mississippi Center for Justice, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), ACLU-MS and Disability Rights Mississippi (DRMS) filed a federal lawsuit challenging S.B. 2358, newly passed legislation …
ATLANTA — Voting rights organizations have filed motions for preliminary injunctive relief to lift barriers to voting for the 2024 elections in Georgia. The latest motion, filed last night, challenges provisions of S.B. 202 for intentionally discriminating …
