Southern Poverty Law Center seeks grand jury transcripts in federal prosecution

By: Ralph Chapoco

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: April 28, 2026

Words: 847

Last Updated: 3 months ago


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The Southern Poverty Law Center Tuesday demanded a transcript of grand jury proceedings that led to its indictment on fraud charges and called on Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche to retract statements made about the civil rights organization.

The SPLC filed the two motions in the case in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, in which the U.S. Department of Justice alleges that the SPLC’s use of paid informants to …

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