https://www.wnd.com/2026/04/judge-shielded-splc-scrutiny-groundbreaking-defamation-case/
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The SPLC has faced renewed scrutiny after the assassination of Charlie Kirk last year. The SPLC gained its reputation by suing Ku Klux Klan groups into bankruptcy, and it now publishes a "hate map" that includes conservative and Christian groups alongside Klan chapters. The SPLC added Turning Point USA, Kirk's organization, to the "hate map" in May.."