THE WAR ON WATCHDOGS: Inside the Federal Indictment of the SPLC and the Battle for the American Soul

• Step 1: The SPLC puts groups like “Moms for Liberty” on their hate-watch list.

• Step 2: Senior officials publicly cut ties between the FBI and the SPLC.

• Step 3: Congressional hearings are convened to “examine” nonprofit funding.

• Step 4: A federal indictment is issued.

“This is the opening salvo of a campaign to dismantle the organizations that stand in the way of radical political movements,” noted a spokesperson for Democracy Docket.

VI. The Stand in Montgomery: May 5th Deadline

As of today, U.S. Magistrate Judge Kelly Fitzgerald Pate has ordered the DOJ to respond to the SPLC’s motions by May 5th. The SPLC is simultaneously preparing a motion to dismiss the entire case, calling the legal deficiencies “obvious and serious.”

The mood in Montgomery—the birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement—is one of defiant resilience. Interim CEO Brian Far issued a statement that has become a rallying cry for the organization’s supporters in New York, Ohio, and beyond: