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Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC)


United States, Legal Org    (1971 to present)
• Liberal "civil rights" advocacy group based in Montgomery, Alabama (See: SPLC profile)
• 1990 : Won lawsuit against Tom Metzger and his "White Aryan Resistance" group -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 2000 : Won lawsuit against Richard Butler and his "Aryan Nations" group -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 2000-11 : Critical profile of the SPLC and its fear-based fundraising tactics
• 2002 : Won lawsuit against Alabama Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore, forcing him to remove a "Ten Commandments" monument from the building -- Duck | Google | Bing
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McElroyJDirector
 
CohenJROfficer
 
LevinJJ2Founder
 
DeesMSFounder
 
Life ofSPLC
 
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McElroy, James   (Director of, 1996 to present) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 2003 : Chairman, Board of Directors
Cohen, J. Richard   (Officer of, 1986 to 2019) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 2003 : President (See: SPLC bio)
Levin, Joseph J. Jr.   (Founder of, 1971 to present) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Co-founder and President (emeritus)
Dees, Morris S.   (Founder of, 1971 to 2019) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Founder and Chief Counsel
• 2019-03 : Dees forced to resign over allegations of misconduct