{"id":1362,"date":"2019-01-17T23:21:25","date_gmt":"2019-01-17T23:21:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/canadafirst.nfshost.com\/?p=1362"},"modified":"2019-01-17T23:21:25","modified_gmt":"2019-01-17T23:21:25","slug":"immigration-group-files-suit-to-force-southern-poverty-law-center-revoke-hate-label","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadafirst.nfshost.com\/?p=1362","title":{"rendered":"Immigration group files suit to force Southern Poverty Law Center revoke &#8216;hate&#8217; label"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"right-border\">\n<div id=\"page-title-container\">\n<h1 class=\"page-headline\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Immigration group files suit to force Southern Poverty Law Center revoke &#8216;hate&#8217; label<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><a class=\"page-subheadline\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/southern-poverty\/\" data-track-event=\"Hilighted,topics\">ty<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<aside id=\"secondary\" class=\"hidden-xs col-md-10 col-lg-8\">\n<div class=\"equal-heights-column-inner\">\n<div class=\"aside-inner\">\n<section class=\"block whats-trending\">\n<div class=\"block-content\">\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/richard-cohen\/\" data-track-event=\"Hilighted,topics\">Richard Cohen<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/splc\/\" data-track-event=\"Hilighted,topics\">Splc<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<section id=\"content\" class=\"col-xs-31 col-lg-22 right-border\">\n<div class=\"equal-heights-column-inner\">\n<div class=\"content-inner\">\n<section class=\"full-article\">\n<article>\n<div id=\"Inform-Washington-Times-Player-1\" class=\"ndn_embed ndn_embedding ndn_embedContainer ndn-widget-embed-2 ndn_embedded\" data-config-playlist-id=\"18050\" data-config-distributor-id=\"91568\" data-config-width=\"100%\" data-config-height=\"9\/16w\" data-config-type=\"VideoPlayer\/Single\">\n<div class=\"main-photo article-story-photo\">\n<section class=\"block more-from-story\">\n<div class=\"block-content\">\n<figure class=\"photo-zoom\">\n<div class=\"photo\"><a title=\"In this file photo, Southern Poverty Law Center President Richard Cohen discusses a SPLC federal lawsuit against the Alabama Accountability Act during a press conference in Montgomery, Ala., Monday, Aug. 19, 2013.  (AP Photo\/Dave Martin) ** FILE **\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/multimedia\/image\/ap_272167901801jpg\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/twt-thumbs.washtimes.com\/media\/image\/2018\/06\/18\/AP_272167901801_c0-0-4056-2364_s885x516.jpg?dbbe50172492e5e2d1e735da9cbec78376f473e6\" alt=\"In this file photo, Southern Poverty Law Center President Richard Cohen discusses a SPLC federal lawsuit against the Alabama Accountability Act during a press conference in Montgomery, Ala., Monday, Aug. 19, 2013.  (AP Photo\/Dave Martin) ** FILE **\" width=\"885\" height=\"516\" \/><i class=\"zoom\"><\/i><\/a><\/div><figcaption class=\"source\">In this file photo, Southern Poverty Law Center President Richard Cohen discusses a SPLC federal lawsuit against the Alabama Accountability Act during a press conference in Montgomery, Ala., Monday, Aug. 19, 2013. (AP Photo\/Dave Martin) ** FILE ** <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/multimedia\/image\/ap_272167901801jpg\/\" target=\"_blank\">more &gt;<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-text\"><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"share-and-comments\">\n<div id=\"shr_canvas2\" class=\"shareaholic-canvas shareaholic-ui shareaholic-resolved-canvas ng-scope\" data-app=\"share_buttons\" data-app-id=\"24605281\"><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"expand-comments\"><i class=\"fa fa-print\"><\/i> Print<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"meta\"><span class=\"byline\"> By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/staff\/stephen-dinan\/\">Stephen Dinan<\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"source\"> &#8211; The Washington Times &#8211; Wednesday, January 16, 2019 <\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"font-resizer\" class=\"summary\">\n<div class=\"storyareawrapper\">\n<div class=\"bigtext\" data-fullheight=\"2873px\" data-miniheight=\"447px\">\n<p>One of the most prominent groups advocating for stricter immigration went to court Wednesday to demand a judge order the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/southern-poverty\/\">Southern Poverty<\/a> Law Center to stop labeling it a \u201chate group,\u201d accusing the self-described watchdog of running an illegal racket to silence political opponents.<\/p>\n<p>The Center for Immigration Studies says the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/splc\/\">SPLC<\/a>\u2019s accusations that it is racist and anti-immigrant are wrong and have cost the nonprofit support and financial backing by scaring people away from doing business with the center.<\/p>\n<p>The center brought its challenge to U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia by filing a civil complaint under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/splc\/\">SPLC<\/a> President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/richard-cohen\/\">Richard Cohen<\/a> and Heidi Beirich, who runs the group\u2019s Hatewatch blog.<\/p>\n<p>Mark Krikorian, the Center for Immigration Studies executive director, says his organization doesn\u2019t meet the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/splc\/\">SPLC<\/a>\u2019s definition of a hate group and the Alabama-based watchdog knows it but persists anyway \u2014 which he said was evidence of the racket.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/splc\/\">SPLC<\/a> and its leaders have every right to oppose our work on immigration, but they do not have the right to label us a hate group and suggest we are racists,\u201d he said. \u201cThe Center for Immigration Studies is fighting back against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/splc\/\">SPLC<\/a> smear campaign and its attempt to stifle debate through intimidation and name-calling.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Immigration group files suit to force Southern Poverty Law Center revoke &#8216;hate&#8217; label ty Richard Cohen Splc In this file photo, Southern Poverty Law Center President Richard Cohen discusses a SPLC federal lawsuit against the Alabama Accountability Act during a press conference in Montgomery, Ala., Monday, Aug. 19, 2013. 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