5/20/2023 0 Comments HatelistSPLC attorneys said the First Amendment’s free speech guarantee protects opinions, so the organization cannot be held liable for defamation. King’s case, the SPLC has acknowledged that its labels are less science and more a political argument. The SPLC’s work used to be universally praised, but it has become more controversial as the organization has expanded its hate label beyond traditional violent racist organizations such as the Ku Klux Klan and neo-Nazis to snare conservative Christian outfits and groups that advocate for stricter limits on immigration. The FBI has cited the SPLC’s work in its decisions about whom to target - including a recent memo from the FBI’s Richmond, Virginia, office urging agents to keep an eye on those who ascribe to “radical traditionalist Catholic ideology.”Īfter it came to light, the bureau was forced to recant the memo. The SPLC holds itself out as the ultimate arbiter of domestic hate groups, and those on the political left widely cite its list as evidence that some groups deserve to be silenced. “Conservatives who have faced routine defamation may finally get some justice, and the American people may finally see behind the curtain how the SPLC runs its ‘hate group’ scam.” “This is the very first defamation lawsuit specifically challenging the SPLC’s ‘hate group’ accusation to make it to discovery,” Mr.
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