CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES v. COHEN et al

  1. September 16, 2019

    SPLC's 'Hate Group' Label For Nonprofit Falls Short Of Fraud

    A nonprofit that advocates for more restrictive immigration policies cannot litigate a racketeering suit against the Southern Poverty Law Center over a hate group label lobbed against it because the nonprofit didn't show the SPLC committed fraud, a D.C. federal judge has said.

  2. March 20, 2019

    SPLC Wants Sanctions For RICO Suit Over 'Hate Group' Label

    Two leaders of the Southern Poverty Law Center asked a D.C. federal court on Tuesday to hit the Center for Immigration Studies with sanctions for filing a frivolous lawsuit, accusing the nonprofit think tank, which advocates for restrictionist immigration policies, of hiding a weak defamation suit behind its wire fraud claims.

  3. February 13, 2019

    SPLC Urges Toss Of Suit Over 'Hate Group' Labeling

    Two leaders with the Southern Poverty Law Center have moved to dismiss a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act suit from the nonprofit think tank Center for Immigration Studies, which has objected to the SPLC's decision to label the center a "hate group."

  4. January 16, 2019

    Law Center Hit With RICO Suit Over 'Hate Group' Label

    The Center for Immigration Studies, a nonprofit think tank that advocates for more restrictive immigration policies, filed a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act lawsuit against two leaders at the Southern Poverty Law Center in federal court on Wednesday, disputing the legal advocacy organization's choice to label it a "hate group."