LIVE NOW: House Judiciary Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Southern Poverty Law Center

LIVE NOW: House Judiciary Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Southern Poverty Law Center

The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government holds a hearing on Dec. 16 at 2 p.m. ET titled “Partisan and Profitable: The SPLC’s Influence on Federal Civil Rights Policy.” The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is a nonprofit left-leaning civil rights advocacy organization that has issued controversial “hate group” and “extremist” designations. Its designations have been criticized by groups on both side of politic…

House Investigates SPLC's Profiting, Partisanship in Attack on Conservative Groups

The Southern Poverty Law Center was deeply involved in setting federal policy during the Biden administration, as well as law enforcement and even school policies across the country, despite labeling mainstream right-of-center organizations as “hate groups,” experts told a House panel Tuesday.  The SPLC previously claimed it was not anti-Christian, citing how it did not label Focus on the Family on its “hate map.” However, earlier this year, the…