CLC Releases Statement on Trump Administration Indictment of Civil Rights Organization

Date
Issues
The Rule of Law
Voting and Elections

WASHINGTON — On April 21, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice under the Trump administration announced the indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center.

Trevor Potter, president of the nonpartisan nonprofit Campaign Legal Center, released the following statement in response:

“Civil rights organizations like the Southern Poverty Law Center play a critical role in our democracy, working to protect people from hate and discrimination and safeguard Americans’ fundamental freedoms, including the freedom to vote. Dismantling civil rights protections while attacking organizations that exist to defend those rights is an alarming escalation of this administration’s ongoing efforts to undermine our cherished democracy and advance an authoritarian agenda. We stand with our partners in the broad and diverse coalition of organizations working to defend the freedom to vote, the right to dissent, and the rule of law.”  

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