Morris Dees in founded the organization, which monitors extremist groups. Many of the groups did not appreciate being called out.

Alabama officials are investigating the Southern Poverty Law Center for alleged deceptive fundraising following federal fraud ...

The Southern Poverty Law Center is facing federal fraud charges for allegedly improperly raising millions of dollars to secretly pay ...

The Justice Department alleges that the SPLC improperly raised millions of dollars to pay informants to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan and other extremist groups.

Washington — A federal grand jury in Alabama indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center on 11 counts of wire and bank fraud-related charges on Tuesday, the Justice Department announced, accusing the ...

Lawyers for the Southern Poverty Law Center are set to appear in federal court in Alabama. It is the first hearing since the ...

A Montgomery-based civil rights group Thursday pleaded not guilty to federal charges of fraud and money-laundering and ...

Attorney General James Uthmeier issued a subpoena to the Southern Poverty Law Center, his office announced Monday, alleging ...

Former federal prosecutors think the indictment struggles to articulate the elements of the alleged crimes in the case, a problem that could lead to its full or partial dismissal.

The 11-count indictment, filed last month, accuses the organization of wire fraud in connection to a program in which it paid ...