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Southern Poverty Law Center seeks disclosure of grand jury transcripts in criminal case
- SPLC asks court to release grand jury transcripts to challenge government representations in the criminal case.
- Indictment accuses the SPLC of 11 counts related to wire and bank fraud in Alabama.
- SPLC alleges officials’ statements were misleading about informant information before 2017 Charlottesville event.
- The SPLC seeks transcripts to determine if the government presented misleading evidence to the grand jury.
- The SPLC argues information from informants helped convict extremists and should be disclosed.
- Acting Attorney General Blanche and FBI Director Patel are named in filings for alleged misstatements.
- The SPLC seeks a court order to restrain further false or prejudicial statements affecting a fair trial.
- SPLC emphasizes decades of information sharing with the FBI and its role against violent extremism.
- The case underscores disputes over investigative methods used by the SPLC and critics of it.
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