Elections SPLC launches bilingual voting campaign The campaign is designed to mobilize and unite voters of color across the South. StaffJune 13, 2024
State Record number of hate groups were active in 2023: SPLC report The latest SPLC annual report identified 20 hate and antigovernment extremist groups active in Alabama and hundreds of hateful incidents. Chance PhillipsJune 5, 2024
Local news The SPLC Action Fund is looking to support candidates in eight Alabama cities The SPLC Action Fund plans to support candidates for municipal office in eight Alabama cities in 2025, focusing on underrepresented Black communities and enhancing... Chance PhillipsMay 23, 2024
State SPLC’s Alabama State Office launches Advocacy Institute The program will guide Alabamians in advocating for and advancing issues critical to improving their communities. StaffApril 9, 2024
Elections SPLC Action Fund investing more than $300K in new congressional district race The mobilization effort targets the election contest for Alabama’s newly formed congressional district. Jacob HolmesOctober 17, 2023
Courts Georgia group sues SPLC, case moves forward SPLC calls the Dustin Inman Society an “anti-immigrant hate group.” Samuel StettheimerJuly 13, 2023
National SPLC releases 2022 “Year In Hate and Extremism” report The SPLC found that there was a marked shift in extremism into mainstream discourse and onto “main street” in 2022. Patrick DarringtonJune 7, 2023
Congress U.S. Senate makes historic confirmation of Abudu to circuit court Abudu is the first Black woman appointed as a judge to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals. Patrick DarringtonMay 22, 2023
Legislature House passes bill criminalizing absentee ballot assistance The bill carves out some exceptions for family members, but any exchange of money would nullify those exceptions according the the bill's structure. Jacob HolmesMay 5, 2023
Public safety Montgomery, state considering citations for misdemeanor marijuana possession The policies being considered at both the state and municipal level look to the example of Tuscaloosa. Jacob HolmesApril 3, 2023