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SPLC Action Fund: Mississippi HB 4 "Violates a Central Piece" of National Voter Registration Act (NVRA)

January 28, 2021

JACKSON, Miss. – Today, the Mississippi House of Representatives Apportionment and Elections Committee voted affirmatively to move HB 4 , a companion bill to SB 2588 , to the floor of the full House. SB 2588 on Tuesday passed out...

Florida

Florida Campaign for Criminal Justice Reform: House Bill 1 is a Threat to Free Speech and Assembly and Must be Stopped

January 27, 2021

Tallahassee, FL — Earlier today the Florida House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Subcommittee passed House Bill 1. If passed by the full House and Senate, the bill would enact Governor Ron DeSantis’ priority legislation...

Georgia

Georgia’s Students Deserve Better

January 27, 2021

Federal

Biden-Harris Administration Must Tackle Immigrant Prisons Next

January 26, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Biden signed an executive order today directing the Justice Department to stop renewing contracts with private prison companies. Regrettably, the order excludes Department of Homeland Security (DHS)...

Mississippi

SPLC Action Fund: SB 2588 "Threatens Mississippi Voters"

January 26, 2021

JACKSON, Miss. – Today, the Mississippi Senate Elections Committee voted affirmatively to move an amended SB 2588 to the floor of the full Senate. The following statement in reaction is by Caren Short, senior staff attorney for...

Federal

SPLC Action Fund Applauds Biden Repeal of Discriminatory Transgender Military Ban

January 25, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Joe Biden issued an executive order lifting the ban on transgender people serving openly in the U.S. military. The military’s own research showed that the ban weakened our military’s readiness...

Federal

For Immigrant and Essential Workers, New Executive Order Paves Way for Justice in the Workplace

January 22, 2021

WASHINGTON – On Thursday evening, President Biden signed an executive order to prioritize the health and safety of workers. The order, “ Protecting Worker Health and Safety ,” directs the Occupational Health and Safety...

Federal

Memo: Following DHS enforcement moratorium, here’s what must come next

January 22, 2021

WASHINGTON – Today marks the beginning of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) review of immigrant enforcement practices, which includes a 100-day moratorium on deportations. The following statement is from Kelli Garcia,...

Federal

SPLC Applauds President Biden’s Prioritizing Racial Justice and Equity Among His First Executive Acts

January 21, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, President Joe Biden signed an Executive Order outlining his “ambitious whole-of-government equity agenda” to advance racial and social justice for all – including historically-underserved communities...

Federal

SPLC Welcomes End to Discriminatory Muslim and African Travel Ban

January 20, 2021

WASHINGTON – President Biden today signed an executive order rescinding the discriminatory Muslim and African travel ban. The following statement is from Margaret Huang, President and CEO of the Southern Poverty Law Center and...

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SPLC Action Fund: Mississippi HB 4 "Violates a Central Piece" of National Voter Registration Act (NVRA)

Florida Campaign for Criminal Justice Reform: House Bill 1 is a Threat to Free Speech and Assembly and Must be Stopped

Georgia’s Students Deserve Better

Biden-Harris Administration Must Tackle Immigrant Prisons Next

SPLC Action Fund: SB 2588 "Threatens Mississippi Voters"

SPLC Action Fund Applauds Biden Repeal of Discriminatory Transgender Military Ban

For Immigrant and Essential Workers, New Executive Order Paves Way for Justice in the Workplace

Memo: Following DHS enforcement moratorium, here’s what must come next

SPLC Applauds President Biden’s Prioritizing Racial Justice and Equity Among His First Executive Acts

SPLC Welcomes End to Discriminatory Muslim and African Travel Ban

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