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December 16, 1936 (age 87) Shorter, Alabama, U.S. [1] Alma mater. University of Alabama (LLB) Occupation (s) Civil and political rights, social justice activist. Known for. Founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center. Morris Seligman Dees Jr. (born December 16, 1936) is an American attorney known as the co-founder and former chief trial counsel ...
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is an American 501(c)(3) nonprofit legal advocacy organization specializing in civil rights and public interest litigation. [3] Based in Montgomery, Alabama, it is known for its legal cases against white supremacist groups, for its classification of hate groups and other extremist organizations, and for promoting tolerance education programs.
Nawaz announced his intention to file a defamation lawsuit against the SPLC on the 23 June 2017 episode of Real Time with Bill Maher. [61] The SPLC deleted the HTML version of its list in April 2018. [62] In June 2018, the SPLC apologised and paid $3.375 million to Nawaz and Quilliam "to fund their work to fight anti-Muslim bigotry and extremism".
The Southern Poverty Law Center, a legal and advocacy group, is laying off more than 60 employees, the union representing workers said Thursday. The Southern Poverty Law Center did not confirm the ...
The Southern Poverty Law Center has provided the FBI with information on hate groups. [5] Since 1981, the SPLC has published a quarterly Intelligence Report that provides updates on its monitoring of what it describes as radical right hate groups and extremists in the United States, providing information on the organizational efforts and tactics of these groups. [6]
List of organizations designated by the Southern Poverty Law Center as hate groups. The following is a list of U.S.-based organizations that are classified as hate groups by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). [ 1 ] The SPLC is an American nonprofit legal advocacy organization specializing in civil rights and public interest litigation.
2 the City’s actions will force hundreds of African-American families out of their housing, leaving many with nowhere in the City to live. The City’s actions have the purpose and effect
The Family Research Council (FRC) is an American evangelical 501 (c) (3) non-profit [2] activist group and think-tank with an affiliated lobbying organization. FRC promotes what it considers to be family values. [3] It opposes and lobbies against access to pornography, embryonic stem-cell research, abortion, divorce, and LGBT rights —such as ...