SPLC Settlement Protects Neglected Students in Mississippi County
08/23/2007
Aug. 22, 2007 – A Mississippi school district will make changes to protect students with disabilities.
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SPLC Seeks Justice for 'Jena 6'
08/15/2007
August 15, 2007 – Responding to a groundswell of public outrage over the racially charged prosecutions of six black teens accused of attempted murder in Jena, La., the Southern Poverty Law Center has brought one of the state’s top defense attorneys into t
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SPLC Sues Leading Klan Group over Beating
07/25/2007
SPLC Sues Leading Klan Group over Beating
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SPLC Sues Mississippi to Stop Abuse of Girls at Juvenile Prison
07/11/2007
July 11, 2007 – The Southern Poverty Law Center today sued the state of Mississippi in federal court to stop the "horrendous" physical and sexual abuse of teenage girls at the Columbia Training School, the state's prison for girls.
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Shackling of Teenage Girls Prompts SPLC Action
06/13/2007
June 13, 2007 — The shackling of teenage girls at a Mississippi juvenile prison has shocked state officials and prompted calls for immediate closure of the facility.
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SPLC Complaint Alleges Neglect and Abuse of Special Education Students at Mississippi School
06/12/2007
June 12, 2007 — On his first day of kindergarten, Lavonta Anderson was asked if he knew his address. When he said that he did not, his teacher pulled out a paddle and hit him repeatedly.
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SPLC Complaint Results in Heavy Fines for Poultry Producer
01/29/2007
Gold Kist reached an agreement with OSHA in January 2007.
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Sexually Harassed Florida Farmworkers Get Justice
01/24/2007
One of Florida's largest fruit and vegetable wholesalers has agreed to pay $215,000 to settle allegations of sexual harassment in one of the few such lawsuits ever brought on behalf of farmworker women in the United States.
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Trabajadoras agrícolas en Florida acosadas sexualmente logran justicia
01/24/2007
Trabajadores agrícolas Haitianas llegan a un acuerdo en una demanda de acoso sexual en contra de un importante comerciante de frutas y verduras en Florida.
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Rally for Juvenile Justice Reform Kicks Off Center's Lobbying Work
01/16/2007
About 200 students, parents and advocates rallied in drizzling rain at Mississippi's state Capitol yesterday to support further reforms of the state's juvenile justice system.
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Poultry Workers' Rights
11/21/2006
All employees, regardless of their immigration status, are entitled to the same basic employment rights. This booklet contains information about your rights at work and how you can be sure these rights are protected.
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De los trabajadores en las polleras
11/20/2006
Todos los empleados, sin importar su estado migratorio, tienen los mismos derechos básicos de empleo.
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SPLC Guestworker Suit Featured in USA Today
11/15/2006
A Southern Poverty Law Center lawsuit aimed at stopping the exploitation of immigrants recruited to work in the forestry industry was featured today on the front page of USA Today.
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SPLC Sues Immigration Agency
11/01/2006
Federal immigration agents conducted illegal searches and relied on racial and ethnic profiling while carrying out a massive series of raids that terrorized residents of several towns in southeast Georgia in early September, according to a federal lawsuit
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Forestry Lawsuit Wins Class Certification
10/04/2006
A federal court in Atlanta has granted class action status to a Center lawsuit that seeks to reform abusive employment practices rampant in the nation's forestry industry.
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SPLC Alleges Retaliation Against Fired Guestworker
08/24/2006
Center alleges retaliation against Latino guestworker
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Broken Levees, Broken Promises
08/23/2006
The new tragedy is exploitation of migrant workers while those who could prevent it are looking the other way.
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SPLC Exposes Exploitation of Immigrant Workers
08/16/2006
The Center is suing one of New Orleans' wealthiest hotel owners on behalf of Latin American immigrants lured through false promises to fill jobs held by New Orleanians prior to Hurricane Katrina.
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Court Sanctions Defiant Forestry Company
08/16/2006
A federal judge in New Orleans sanctioned a forestry company after finding it exploited the judicial process by continually flouting court orders to turn over information to Center attorneys.
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The U.S. military’s legal authority to ban extremist activity
07/07/2006
In this memo, Center legal director Rhonda Brownstein explains how courts have ruled on the military's authority to ban extremist activity.
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