Elections SPLC report details election system weaknesses, calls for federal oversight Nationwide, 243 bills to make voting harder represent a historic threat to democracy, voting rights advocates say. Micah DanneyMarch 12, 2021
State SPLC announces $10 million in available grants to Deep South organizations The SPLC is providing $10 million in grants for outreach, voter mobilization and civic engagement John H. GlennMarch 1, 2021
Legislature Alabama House committee approves bill to ban treatment for transgender minors Both the Alabama House and Senate committees approved their respective bills, moving both on to full votes. Eddie BurkhalterFebruary 25, 2021
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