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Barry Moore joins effort urging Treasury Sec. Bessent to strip SPLC of tax-exempt status

The SPLC is currently under indictment for fraud after allegedly funneling millions of dollars to white supremacist groups, stoking the very hate it claims to combat.

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'It's not that they were trying to stop extremism, they're profiting from it' — AG Marshall predicts 'shocking' results in SPLC investigation

As the investigation into the Southern Poverty Law Center's alleged crimes continues, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall expects “shocking” results.

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SPLC asks court to dismiss ‘vindictive’ charges by Trump’s DOJ

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) filed a motion in federal court on Tuesday to dismiss the charges against it as "vindictive prosecution."

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‘They had to feed the monster’: Mendenhall, O’Neil discuss SPLC’s ‘hate map’ smearing conservatives, fraud allegations

For decades, the Southern Poverty Law Center has monetized and weaponized political tensions by labeling anyone right-of-center a “hate group.” Now the Montgomery-based organization is facing multiple indictments, accused of stoking the hatred they claimed to fight.

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'Look forward to seeing those records': Marshall touts civil investigation into Southern Poverty Law Center following group's federal indictment

During a Wednesday episode of Mobile radio's FM Talk 106.5's "The Jeff Poor Show," Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall unpacked the state's newly launched civil investigation into the Southern Poverty Law Center's (SPLC) alleged deceptive fundraising practices.

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‘Trying to silence and erase voices’ — Progressive political organization starts petition to rescue embattled SPLC

The left-leaning group MoveOn(dot)org has launched a petition challenging state and federal actions taken against the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC).

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After 'fighting the SPLC for years,' AG office opens Deceptive Trade Practices investigation, issues investigatory subpoena

State Attorney General Steve Marshall has issued an investigatory subpoena to the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) after opening a civil investigation alleging deceptive fundraising practices under Alabama’s consumer protection statutes.

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Arraignment hearing set for Southern Poverty Law Center in federal court

An arraignment hearing will be held in federal court in Montgomery on Thursday, May 7, in the Department of Justice’s case against the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC).

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Indicted SPLC endorses Alabama Congressional Black Caucus members Figures, Sewell

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) Action Fund endorsed U.S. Reps. Shomari Figures (D-Mobile) and Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham) on Monday.

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall talks to reporters outside of the Supreme Court, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) Alabama News
‘Long time coming’: AG Marshall says SPLC indictment ‘reflection of work that’s been done for a while’

A federal indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) on Tuesday was a result of “work that’s been done for a while,” according to Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall.

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Saturday, April 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) Alabama News
'One of the greatest political scams in American History': Trump bashes SPLC following organization's indictment on 11 counts of wire fraud, other related charges

On Friday, President Donald Trump took to Truth Social, branding the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC)"one of the greatest political scams in American History."

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SPLC begins advertising CEO job opening with $500,000 salary after DOJ indictment

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is advertising its president and CEO job opening one day after the left-wing nonprofit was indicted by a Montgomery grand jury on Tuesday.

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‘The SPLC is not going to survive this’: Conservative legal expert Mike Davis says DOJ indictment shows ‘clear fraud’

A federal indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) released on Tuesday shows “clear fraud,” according to Mike Davis, founder and president of The Article III Project, a conservative legal advocacy group.

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Conservative group challenges verdict in 'hate group' defamation case, alleges North Alabama judge protected SPLC from lawsuit

A Georgia-based organization fighting illegal immigration believes a North Alabama district judge shielded the Southern Poverty Law Center from investigation in a defamation case.

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Department of Justice launches criminal investigation into Montgomery-based SPLC

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) announced on Tuesday that they are the subject of a criminal investigation by the Department of Justice (DOJ) for the left-wing group's use of paid confidential informants. 

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'Jim Crow 2.0': Montgomery-based Southern Poverty Law Center takes aim at SAVE America Act

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is denouncing landmark legislation designed to increase election security throughout the country, labeling it discriminatory and an attempt to "intimidate" voters.

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'I’m going to have the Bible banned': SPLC-Read Freely Alabama event attendees urged to channel 'No Kings' energy in fight to keep obscene books in public library children's sections

Read Freely Alabama has been facing an uphill battle in its fight to keep controversial books in the children's and young adult sections of the state's public libraries. Now, the group hopes to channel the energy from the recent "No Kings" protest to boost its cause.

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America First Legal exposes coordination effort between SPLC and Biden DOJ to 'weaponize civil rights enforcement'

On Friday, America First Legal released a sampling of what it describes as thousands of pages of new documents obtained through Freedom of Information Act requests and litigation, which show the significant power and influence the Montgomery-based Southern Poverty Law Center wielded during the Biden administration.

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'The SPLC is no friend to the state of Alabama' — AG Marshall praises FBI decision to cut ties Southern Poverty Law Center

There’s no love lost between the Southern Poverty Law Center and Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall, who recently praised the FBI’s decision to cut all ties with the organization.

Kash Patel, President Donald Trump's choice to be director of the FBI, appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Alabama News
FBI's Patel announces agency cut 'all ties with the SPLC,' calling far-left Montgomery-based group 'a partisan smear machine'

FBI Director Kash Patel confirms that the agency has cut all ties to Montgomery based Southern Poverty Law Center. "The Southern Poverty Law Center long ago abandoned civil rights work and turned into a partisan smear machine. Their so-called “hate map” has been used to defame mainstream Americans and even inspired violence," Patel wrote in an X post.

FILE - Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk speaks at the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition, March 9, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) Alabama News
'Guilty of incitement to murder Charlie Kirk:': Elon Musk slams Montgomery-based SPLC for targeting TPUSA founder before assassination

Multibillionaire Elon Musk on Thursday reacted to an 1819 News report that the Montgomery-based Southern Poverty Law Center had targeted Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk as "hateful" and having an "authoritarian vision for the country that threatens the foundation of our democracy" by accusing the group of inciting his assassination.

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Conservative author reveals ‘disturbing ties’ between Montgomery’s SPLC and Antifa

The Southern Poverty Law Center and Antifa have “disturbing ties,” according to Tyler O’Neil, senior editor of The Daily Signal.

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Charlie Kirk targeted by Montgomery-based SPLC before tragic killing; Organization condemns shooting after including him in 'Hate and Extremism' report, 'Hatewatch' newsletter

In a post one day before Kirk was shot and killed, he was mentioned in their "Hatewatch" newsletter.

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Southern Poverty Law Center Action Center gives tepid endorsement for Randall Woodfin's reelection

On Tuesday, the Southern Poverty Law Center Action Fund endorsed Birmingham's Mayor Randall Woodfin for reelection.

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Elon Musk responds to report of Biden 'hate crimes symposium' hosted by SPLC

America First Legal has obtained documents showing the Montgomery-based Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) hosted an "hate crimes" event promoted within President Joe Biden's Department of Justice.

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Elon Musk calls Montgomery-based Southern Poverty Law Center a 'criminal organization'

Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of X who has taken a watchdog position on an advisory commission in the Trump administration, recently called out the Montgomery-based Southern Poverty Law Center, deeming the group a “criminal organization.”

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SPLC union calls for removal of CEO Margaret Huang

The Southern Poverty Law Center’s staff union called on the left-wing nonprofit’s CEO Margaret Huang to step down on Monday.

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