By filing lawsuits on behalf of an entire class of plaintiffs, the SPLC can ensure that its successful litigation has far-reaching effects, potentially benefiting entire communities, rather than only a few individuals.

Feb 4, 2025 · The Southern Poverty Law Center and civil rights groups filed an emergency lawsuit after Cobb County, Georgia, election officials failed to send out more than 3,000 absentee ballots to voters ahead of a Nov. 5, 2024, deadline to return their ballots by mail.

2017 – Ruling in an SPLC lawsuit, a federal judge declares the mental health care system in Alabama prisons to be “horrendously inadequate” and orders state officials to reform the system while working in conjunction with the SPLC.

Sep 3, 2021 · D.P. and his grandmother, who is his guardian, are among the plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit brought by the SPLC and other civil rights advocates against the School District of Palm Beach County over its illegal use of the Baker Act.

Oct 25, 2020 · In a landmark civil trial, the Southern Poverty Law Center used an innovative legal strategy to hold Metzger and WAR liable for the wrongful death of Mulugeta, winning a $12.5 million verdict that effectively put the racist hate group out of business.

Nov 30, 2023 · — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) filed a c omplaint challenging Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s suspension of State Attorney Monique Worrell, claiming the suspension rejects the will of the voters who elected Worrell and violates their constitutional rights.

Apr 18, 2017 · The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana, Missoula Division, sought compensatory and punitive damages. It accused Anglin of invading Gersh’s privacy and intentionally inflicting emotional distress.

Mar 10, 2008 · A $20 million to $22 million settlement agreement was announced in July 2015 to resolve 11 other, remaining labor trafficking lawsuits – all spearheaded by the SPLC – against Signal, which declared bankruptcy. The settlement included the …

Feb 21, 2019 · The raid is the subject of a lawsuit the SPLC filed today against individual ICE agents, alleging that the agents violated the workers’ constitutional rights because they arrested the immigrants solely on the basis of their race and without probable cause.

Jun 17, 2014 · The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, describes how prisoners, including those with disabilities and serious physical and mental illnesses, were confined to prisons where discrimination and dangerous – sometimes life-threatening – conditions were the norm.