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WHAT ISSUES AND TYPES OF CASES DOES SPLC HANDLE?

The SPLC’s current legal work is focused on civil rights impact litigation in
the Deep South in these areas: Immigrant Justice, Children’s Rights, LGBT
Rights, Economic Justice, Criminal Justice Reform and cases against hate groups.
Please refer to our website links for detailed information on the work of these
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We do not handle any other matters at this time.


WHAT IS SPLC UNABLE TO ASSIST WITH?

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