Mastodawn

"The indictment against the SPLC is very troubling, not only because of its flaws, but because of what it represents—an attack on the civil rights community itself. This week, they may have come for the SPLC. It’s unlikely it will stop there."

#SPLC #SouthernPovertyLawCenter #ToddBlanche #Trump #DOJ #corruption
/7

"DOJ uses tunnel vision to convince people—because that’s what this indictment is about, convincing the public before the case ever gets to trial—that the Southern Poverty Law Center is responsible for everything from the tragic violence at the Charlottesville 'Unite The Right' Rally during Trump’s first term in office to, well, who knows what all."

#SPLC #SouthernPovertyLawCenter #ToddBlanche #Trump #DOJ #corruption
/6

"That may explain why this administration has been so intent on disassembling civil society groups in America. … Now … the direct attack on the nation’s civil rights group is on, starting with the indictment filed this week against the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) in Montgomery, Alabama."

#SPLC #SouthernPovertyLawCenter #ToddBlanche #Trump #DOJ #corruption
/5

Jason Yip 1d ago

#Trump administration’s indictment of the #SouthernPovertyLawCenter breaks with norms – and may lack evidence of criminal wrongdoing https://theconversation.com/trump-administrations-indictment-of-the-southern-poverty-law-center-breaks-with-norms-and-may-lack-evidence-of-criminal-wrongdoing-281310

Trump administration’s indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center breaks with norms – and may lack evidence of criminal wrongdoing

It’s unusual for federal authorities to take this kind of action when federal funding is not involved. And the SPLC does not accept government grants.

The Conversation

https://joycevance.substack.com/p/whats-wrong-with-the-splc-indictment

"Civil rights organizations protect us when our rights are at risk. You, personally, may not need that today. But over the long stretch of time, it’s more than likely you, or someone you care about, will. ...

Civil rights groups are there when government isn’t. And that has never been more important than it is now."

~ Joyce Vance

#SPLC #SouthernPovertyLawCenter #ToddBlanche #Trump #DOJ #corruption
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What’s Wrong With The SPLC Indictment

DOJ's indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center is a critical moment in the administration's war on democracy

Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance

https://electionlawblog.org/?p=155645

"Trump bizarrely ties politically-motivated prosecution of the Southern Poverty Law Center to having the results of the 2020 election be 'wiped from the books and be of no further force or effect.”

~ Rick Hasen

#SPLC #SouthernPovertyLawCenter #ToddBlanche #Trump #DOJ #corruption
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Trump Bizarrely Ties Politically-Motivated Prosecution of the Southern Poverty Law Center to Having the Results of the 2020 Election Be "wiped from the books and be of no further force or effect" #ELB

Hard for me to see the logic in any of this, even given Trump’s usual unclear statements: And of course the idea of wiping out a past election from the books is not a thing either. (Via NYP).

Election Law Blog

https://publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/weekly-roundup-april-24

"The DOJ is essentially taking the side of the KKK while in an Alice-in-Wonderland way claiming that a group fighting the KKK was actually helping it.

And all of us should be concerned by this."

~ Brian Kaylor

#SPLC #SouthernPovertyLawCenter #ToddBlanche #Trump #DOJ #corruption
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Weekly Roundup: April 24

Here’s the weekly roundup from A Public Witness. In addition to a look at how our Pulp Fiction prayer report went viral that is free for anyone to read, paid subscribers to A Public Witness received an analysis of a particularly problematic part of a court ruling this week about the “Ten Commandments” in public schools.

A Public Witness