Legislature Members of SPLC-labeled “hate group” helped draft new monuments bill, lawmaker says Rep. Mike Holmes said two Southern Cultural Center members helped draft the legislation. The group's chairman says that's not so. Eddie BurkhalterFebruary 11, 2021
Education Montgomery County BOE, SPLC settle student expulsion lawsuits SPLC sued on behalf of two students who were falsely accused of having a gun and expelled despite being found innocent. Eddie BurkhalterFebruary 10, 2021
State “Let us also honor their lives by rejecting hate:” SPLC remembers Holocaust Wednesday is the 16th annual International Holocaust Remembrance Day. John H. GlennJanuary 27, 2021
National SPLC president welcomes Biden’s order advancing racial equity President Joe Biden's order also rescinds Trump’s 1776 Commission, seen as a rebuttal to the Pulitzer-Prize-winning 1619 project. Eddie BurkhalterJanuary 22, 2021
Public safety Alabama officials watching for possible armed protests The Montgomery Police Department will have officers at the Capitol on Sunday, girding for potentially violent demonstrations. Eddie BurkhalterJanuary 15, 2021
Congress SPLC responds to arrest of man carrying Confederate flag inside U.S. Capitol Kevin Seefried and his son, Hunter, face multiple charges connected with their alleged part in the deadly Capitol riot. Eddie BurkhalterJanuary 15, 2021
Congress Calls mount for independent review of Alabama AG’s role in group that aided Capitol rally Marshall's investigation into the nonprofit he heads shouldn't take long. The group has never had more than four paid staff. Eddie BurkhalterJanuary 11, 2021
Congress SPLC warns election fraud claims may solidify as “key belief” of the far right President Trump’s rhetoric is inspiring white supremacist and far-right extremists to violence, the SPLC says. Micah DanneyDecember 15, 2020
News Marshall “pleased” with Supreme Court curbside voting decision The high court stayed a lower court ruling that allowed local election officials to implement curbside voting due to fears of the coronavirus. Brandon MoseleyOctober 23, 2020
Education SPLC files complaints in Pike County over suspension of two Black students Both complaints, filed in Pike County Juvenile Court, ask the court to reverse suspensions of RaQuan Martin and Dakarai Pelton, both Black and former... Eddie BurkhalterOctober 22, 2020