Two Motions From the SPLC Tell the Story: The Government’s Indictment Is in Trouble

Joyce Vance…..

Sunday night, we discussed the Southern Poverty Law Center’s motion to “address the government’s materially false statements.” It’s an extremely unusual motion coming from a defendant in a criminal case. The gist of the argument is that the Justice Department made false statements about SPLC, and that they knew they were false statements, because SPLC gave them notice in advance, and again, after the acting Attorney General, Todd Blanche, made false comments during the press conference on the case. SPLC asked the government to “correct its false statement” before filing the motion, but apparently didn’t get any satisfaction.

You can read their full motion here. The government’s response was due today, and when it came, it left prosecutors looking a lot like a deer in the headlights. The meat of the government’s response is as follows:

“On April 26, 2026, Acting Attorney General Blanche made the following statement on Fox News Sunday with Shannon Bream, ‘It is true that over the years they have selectively shared information with law enforcement. That’s well-documented and there’s no dispute there. They aren’t charged with any of that conduct.’”

“To the extent that any clarification was needed,” the government’s response continues, “Acting Attorney General Blanche’s remarks on a major Sunday television program certainly suffice.” Then, the government humbles itself further, “Regarding Defendant’s second relief request, the United States of America has no intention of making any false or misleading statements in this case or any other case. It is well aware of its obligations under the law and applicable rules and will act accordingly.”

SPLC will undoubtedly dispute whether a vanilla statement on Fox will “certainly suffice.” But even before we get there, the government has in essence conceded the motion—they don’t dispute in their three-page response that Blanche, Patel, and the president of the United States made false statements, accusing SPLC of advancing white supremacist causes and denying SPLC provided information about those groups to the government in an effort to take them down. This is an indictment that’s in trouble.

Then it gets worse. Because SPLC filed another, related, motion back on April 28, that one seeking transcripts of the government’s grand jury proceedings.

The motion can be found here…..

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Earlier this week, I published a note on Stay Tuned with Preet, entitled “The Worst Sort of Injustice.” After assessing the arguments the administration is making about SPLC’s guilt, I concluded, “But here, there is something even more sinister at work. It’s not just an attempted takedown of an individual, it’s a cudgel thrown at the heart of the civil rights community itself. This administration would like nothing better than to silence the voices from the civil rights community and civil society, calling for a restoration of democracy and justice. That makes this indictment the worst sort of injustice.”….

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It IS 2026 and it seems that people in the United States Justice Department are sloppily trying to joint Alito & Co. in trying to UNDO the America Civil Rights efforts of the last Century ….