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Morris Dees is a civil and political rights activist who founded the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) in 1971. He used innovative legal strategies to sue and bankrupt hate groups such as the Ku Klux Klan and the Aryan Nations.
Mar 21, 2019 · Bob Moser writes on the Southern Poverty Law Center firing its co-founder and longtime mastermind Morris Dees, after years of allegations of sexual harassment and racial discrimination against...
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Mar 14, 2019 · The Southern Poverty Law Center said Thursday that it had fired its co-founder and chief trial lawyer, Morris Dees, after nearly a half-century, during which he helped build the organization...
Morris Dees is an American lawyer and civil rights activist who founded the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) in 1971. He won several landmark cases against hate groups and their leaders, but also faced criticism and controversy for his legal focus and methods.
Mar 15, 2019 · The Southern Poverty Law Center has fired its famed co-founder, Morris Dees, over unspecified misconduct, the nonprofit announced Thursday, a stunning development at an organization that...
Apr 5, 2019 · April 5, 2019 at 5:22 p.m. EDT. Last summer, Maureen Costello, a senior leader at the Southern Poverty Law Center, decided that she had had enough. Several interactions over the years with the...
The SPLC is a civil rights organization that fights against racism, hate groups, and discrimination. It was co-founded by Morris Dees, a lawyer who won many landmark legal victories for social justice.
