Please review this docket of cases donors like you have made possible,
courtesy of SPLC Chief Legal Officer Derwyn Bunton.
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Did you know that the SPLC has seven offices operating in our five
focus states and Washington, D.C.? Across the Deep South - in
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi - our
lawyers are taking direct aim at government officeholders who are
implementing racist, discriminatory and exploitive policies against
marginalized communities.
For over 50 years, the SPLC has represented our clients at no cost
thanks to the outstanding generosity and goodwill of donors and
community members. We are especially grateful for reliable
contributions from Friends of the Center, which allow us to take on
costly court cases that often span years. Make a monthly gift to
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Please review this docket of cases donors like you have made possible,
courtesy of SPLC Chief Legal Officer Derwyn Bunton.
Case: Marcos Martinez, et al v. Hancock County, Mississippi, et al
Purpose: Fighting racial profiling by law enforcement
Current Status: To settle the case, the Hancock County sheriff agreed
to vigorous anti-profiling policies, including an order that deputies
can no longer stop and detain individuals based on their race,
ethnicity or national origin, or based on an officer's suspicion
that they lack authorization to be in the United States.
Case: Tanya Gersh v. Andrew Anglin
Purpose: Holding neo-Nazis accountable
Current Status: A District judge ordered notorious neo-Nazi leader
Andrew Anglin to pay more than $14 million to Tanya Gersh, a Jewish
woman Anglin targeted with an ugly, antisemitic terror campaign.
Case: Immigrant Defenders Law Center, et al v. Mayorkas
Purpose: Defending immigrants' right to safely seek asylum
Current Status: The federal court denied a bid to dismiss the case and
granted the SPLC's motion for class certification. That means
the lawsuit will be allowed to cover a potentially much larger number
of asylum seekers subjected to the Remain in Mexico policy, one of the
cruelest elements of the Trump administration's racist and
xenophobic approach to immigration.
Case: Cousins, et al v. The School Board Of Orange County, et al
Purpose: Defending the rights of the LGBTQ+ community
Current Status: Florida's so-called "Don't Say
Gay" law bans discussion of sexual orientation and gender
identity in grades K-3 and restricts such discussions for students
through grade 12 based on undefined standards of appropriateness. The
SPLC sued to block its enforcement, and the case is currently pending
pretrial motions.
Case: Karen Finn, et al v. Cobb County Board Of Elections And
Registration, et al
Purpose: Protecting equal voting rights
Current Status: The Cobb County Board of Education in Georgia and
state legislators used racial demographic information to
"pack" communities of color into three of seven school
board voting districts to diminish their political power and preserve
a white majority on the board. The case, filed in 2022, is currently
in the discovery process.
This list is a small but representative sampling of the more than 94
active cases on our docket. Through these cases, we're seeking
justice for thousands of marginalized people harmed by hate and white
supremacy. We're also enforcing accountability for the damage
caused by intensifying white nationalist and other far-right extremist
movements in the United States.
The SPLC is dramatically expanding our case docket, which is why
we're inviting you to become a Friend of the Center. Join today
to help us reach our goal of 200 new Friends of the Center and secure
the resources needed to continue our groundbreaking legal work.
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