Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is an American 501(c)(3) nonprofit legal advocacy organization specializing in civil rights and public interest litigation. [2] Based in Montgomery, Alabama, it is known for its legal cases against white supremacist groups, for its classification of hate groups and other extremist organizations, and for promoting tolerance education programs.
[28] [29] [30] In 2021, attorneys from the Student Press Law Center, alongside other free-speech groups, submitted an amicus curiae in the supreme court case Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L. , which stated the court had unconstitutionally established students as second-class citizens as a consequence of school enrollment.
The number of SPLC-designated active hate groups and hate-group chapters subsequently declined to 838 in 2020, and 733 in 2021. [4] [6] The Intelligence Report provides information regarding the organizational efforts and tactics of these groups, and it is cited by a number of scholars as a reliable and comprehensive source on U.S. hate groups.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Southern Poverty Law Center, a legal and advocacy group, is laying off more than 60 employees, the union representing workers said Thursday.
Get breaking news and the latest headlines on business, entertainment, politics, world news, tech, sports, videos and much more from AOL
Morris Seligman Dees Jr. (born December 16, 1936) is an American attorney known as the co-founder and former chief trial counsel for the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), based in Montgomery, Alabama. He ran a direct marketing firm before founding SPLC. [2] Along with his law partner, Joseph J. Levin Jr., Dees founded the SPLC in 1971.
The owner of X, formerly Twitter, Elon Musk said the Southern Poverty Law Center "is a criminal organization" on the platform Tuesday. The post came after Seth Dillon, co-founder of Not the Bee, a ...
In April 2020, she joined the Southern Poverty Law Center as president and chief executive officer. After joining the SPLC, she led the organization to adopt a new mission statement: The SPLC is a catalyst for racial justice in the South and beyond, working in partnership with communities to dismantle white supremacy, strengthen intersectional movements, and advance the human rights of all people.