Civil rights groups shore up defenses in flurry of calls after Southern Poverty Law Center indictment

Source: New York Post

Civil rights groups scrambled to protect themselves and shore up support following the criminal indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center this week. In rounds of calls immediately following the indictment, advocates discussed how to support the SPLC, which federal prosecutors accused of illegally funneling funds to hate groups in support of its informant network. The calls were part of a coordinated response that had been planned for more than a year, in anticipation to heightened scrutiny by the Trump administration.