Indicted Southern Poverty Law Center receives civil rights groups' support and preps for a fight
The Southern Poverty Law Center's indictment is sparking outrage among civil rights leaders.
They have been preparing for increased legal scrutiny from the Trump administration.
On Tuesday, a coalition of over 100 activist groups published a letter vowing solidarity with those “unjustly targeted” by the federal government.
The DOJ alleges the SPLC violated federal law through its network of paid informants in extremist groups.
Civil rights activists view the indictment as a political move that may empower extremist groups.
They are now preparing for further legal action against organizations opposing the Trump administration.
SPLC indicted over informant scheme
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- Civil rights groups condemn Southern Poverty Law Center’s indictment and prepare for legal fights Boston Globe —
- Opinion | The Southern Poverty Law Indictment Wall Street Journal —
- SPLC indictment ‘nakedly political’: Morial The Hill —
- FIRST ON FOX: SPLC’s legal woes grow as Jim Jordan fires latest salvo at left-wing group Fox News —