Civil rights groups condemn Southern Poverty Law Center's indictment and prepare for legal fights
The DOJ alleges that the SPLC, which rose to prominence for its work prosecuting and tracking hate groups like the KKK, violated federal law through its network of paid informants in extremist groups.
- Neo-Nazi,, Klan 'Cyclops' and ‘Sadistic’ biker: Here's who SPLC paid in its informant network Fox News —
- Opinion | The SPLC Allegedly Mimics the Worst FBI Abuses Wall Street Journal —
- Trump brands Southern Poverty Law Center ‘one of the greatest political scams in American history’ The Independent —
- Trump says 2020 election should be ‘permanently wiped from the books’ if SPLC convicted Washington Examiner —
- The SPLC’s hate group funding: Letters to the Editor — April 25, 2026 NY Post —