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Children Sue South Carolina to End Longstanding Dangers in Foster Care

January 13, 2015

(Charleston, S.C.) — Citing dangerous deficiencies in South Carolina’s child welfare system – including a drastic shortage of foster homes, excessive caseloads and a failure…

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SPLC goes to trial in first phase of one of largest human trafficking cases in U.S. history

January 12, 2015

Opening arguments begin today in a federal lawsuit brought by the SPLC on behalf of guest workers from India who were lured to a Mississippi…

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SPLC Hatewatch: Rep. Scalise’s denials are not believable

January 6, 2015

By Mark Potok Faced with an exploding crisis sparked by the revelation that the No. 3 Republican in the House gave a speech to a well-known…

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18 things you should know about mass incarceration

December 22, 2014

National outrage over the failure of grand juries in Ferguson and Staten Island to indict police officers in the killings of unarmed black men has…

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Recent wave of immigrant children may have revitalized nativist extremist movement

November 25, 2014

As the president took action to allow more undocumented immigrants to remain in the United States, the SPLC released a major report examining the possible…

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Children’s Rights benefit brings compelling stories to light, raises awareness

November 5, 2014

A crowd of approximately 300 guests gathered for the Ninth Annual Children’s Rights Benefit on Wednesday, October 29, to honor several extraordinary individuals whose efforts…

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Children tried as adults face danger, less chance for rehabilitation

November 3, 2014

Patrick* entered an Alabama prison at the age of 16. In a little more than a year behind bars, he has witnessed more than 30…

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The Police’s Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card

October 30, 2014

By Nathan Freed Wessler It used to be that when police violated a suspect’s Fourth Amendment rights through an unconstitutional search, evidence derived from the…

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Amnesty International: Ferguson police committed human rights abuses during Michael Brown protests

October 28, 2014

By Terrence McCoy Just before midnight on Aug. 19, a longtime local cop named Ray Albers trained his AR-15 semiautomatic rifle on a protester in Ferguson, Mo.,…

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Students set to break social barriers during National Mix It Up at Lunch Day

October 28, 2014

An estimated 1 million students across the country will step out of their cliques and challenge stereotypes today as part of National Mix It Up at…

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Obama to nominate ACLU lawyer to lead Justice Department’s civil rights division

October 15, 2014

By Sari Horwitz President Obama plans to nominate a top lawyer from the American Civil Liberties Union to head the civil rights division of the Justice…

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SPLC victorious in challenge to Alabama’s immigrant ‘scarlet letter’ law

October 14, 2014

It was a minor offense with potentially big consequences in Alabama. In November 2012, four Latino immigrants were arrested for fishing without a license –…

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