Justice Watchdog

What the Southern Poverty Law Center Is—and What It Was Created to Do The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is a nonprofit legal advocacy organization founded in 1971 in Montgomery, Alabama, originally focused on civil-rights litigation in the American South. Over time, it became widely known for suing white supremacist groups and tracking extremist organizations through its Intelligence Project. During the 1980s and 1990s, the SPLC gained national recognition for civil laws

Parliament Approves the UK Generational Smoking Ban The United Kingdom has taken one of the most aggressive steps against tobacco use ever adopted by a Western democracy, passing legislation that will permanently prohibit cigarette purchases by anyone born on or after January 1, 2009. The policy—part of the sweeping Tobacco and Vapes Bill—aims to create what lawmakers describe as a “smoke-free generation.” Under the UK generational smoking ban, the legal age to buy cigarettes

State Bar Investigates Attorneys Over AI-Generated Fake Legal Decisions A disciplinary investigation by the California State Bar is drawing national attention after regulators alleged several attorneys submitted court filings that cited AI-generated fake legal decisions, raising serious concerns about professional responsibility, legal competence, and the expanding role of artificial intelligence inside law practice. According to reporting, the filings at issue included refer