Security will be tight for voting rights rally in downtown Montgomery
Local, state and federal law enforcement officials are prepared for a voting rights rally that is scheduled to take place in downtown Montgomery.
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Marshall announces state civil investigation into Southern Poverty Law Center
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has announced a civil investigation into the Montgomery-based Southern Poverty Law Center.
Southern Poverty Law Center attorneys make first court appearance in fraud case
Lawyers for the Southern Poverty Law Center are in court to defend the civil rights group from charges it defrauded donors by failing to disclose that money would be paid to informants inside extremist groups.
SPLC: Informant program was not kept secret from law enforcement
The Montgomery-based Southern Poverty Law Center told a federal court today that law enforcement agencies have long known that it paid informants to report on the movements of hate groups.
SPLC, Alabama Voting Rights Coalition address their issues with Alabama voting at news conference
The Montgomery-based Southern Poverty Law Center and other groups held a news conference to address their concerns about the voting process in Alabama.
Lawsuit accuses University of Alabama of censorship in ending two student magazines
Some students at the University of Alabama have filed a federal lawsuit challenging the suspension of two student-run magazines — one primarily focused on Black students and another on women’s issues.
SPLC: Hate groups in the U.S. decline but their influence grows
The Montgomery-based Southern Poverty Law Center says the number of white nationalist, hate and anti-government groups around the U.S. has dropped slightly.
Union: Southern Poverty Law Center lays off more than 60 employees
The Southern Poverty Law Center, a legal and advocacy group based in Montgomery, is laying off more than 60 employees, the union representing workers has said.
Alabama Celebrates Confederate Memorial Day, SPLC Calls for Holiday Removal
State offices are closed Monday in Alabama and Mississippi for Confederate Memorial Day. Alabama and Mississippi have two more Confederate-related state holidays besides Confederate Memorial Day. Both states jointly observe Robert E. Lee Day with Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in January, and Alabama marks the birthday of Confederate President Jefferson Davis in February. Mississippi marks Davis’s birthday on federal…
City of Montgomery Settles Panhandling Lawsuit
The Southern Poverty Law Center announced Tuesday the city of Montgomery has settled a lawsuit on behalf of people who pandhandle. The lawsuit was filed in February by the SPLC, ACLU of Alabama, and the National Homelessness Law Center on behalf of people who panhandle filed the lawsuit last February. As part of the settlement the city of Montgomery will…
