Lawyer On Biden Supreme Court Shortlist: ‘Our Aim in Life Is to Destroy These [Conservative] Groups, Completely’

The SPLC is known to use its platform in order to denigrate and disparage certain groups by labeling them ‘hate groups.’”

The uber-left hate org is notoriously anti-Jewish. In a rational world, they would be relegated to the very fringes of civilized society.

47 leaders of conservative nonprofits sent an open letter to the media warning against using the notorious “hate map” put out by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). The leaders denounced any news organization that would cite the SPLC’s list of “extremists” and “hate groups” as if it carried moral authority. “The SPLC is an attack dog of the political left” and should be treated as such, the leaders wrote. I am proud to be a member of the coalition and a signatory on this letter.

Nancy Abudu, SPLC lawyer on Biden Supreme Court shortlist, faces scrutiny

Abudu joined SPLC amid scandal and compared felon voting disenfranchisement to slavery

By Tyler O’Neil | Fox News

Nancy Abudu, deputy legal director at the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and a nominee for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, has also made it onto President Biden‘s shortlist to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. Abudu faces scrutiny over her record on voting rights and the SPLC’s scandals.

A graduate of Columbia University and Tulane University Law School, Abudu began her career at a large multinational law firm, served as a staff attorney at the 11th Circuit, joined the American Civil Liberties Union’s Voting Rights Project, became the legal director for the ACLU’s Florida chapter, and joined the SPLC in February 2019.

Abudu joined the SPLC amid a massive scandal that culminated in the firing of SPLC co-founder Morris Dees in March 2019. The SPLC fired Dees in the wake of claims of racial discrimination and sexual harassment that traced back decades. SPLC President Richard Cohen resigned and the SPLC promised an internal review, the results of which have yet to become public. Abudu did not respond to multiple requests for comment about the scandal and her experiences at the SPLC in its wake.

Nancy Abudu, President Biden’s appellate nominee for the 11th Circuit, discusses the death penalty in Florida. (South Florida PBS/YouTube)

Amid this scandal, a former staffer came forward, claiming that the SPLC uses its “hate group” accusation to exaggerate hate in a fundraising scheme to “bilk” donors. Critics have claimed that the SPLC brands mainstream conservative and Christian organizations “hate groups,” placing them on a list and a map with truly hateful organizations like the Ku Klux Klan.

In August 2012, a terrorist targeted the Family Research Council (FRC) in Washington, D.C, planning to shoot everyone in the building and put a Chick-Fil-A chicken sandwich by each victim’s head. The shooter opened fire, striking a security guard, who successfully tackled him until police arrived, preventing the intended massacre. The shooter, who was sentenced to 25 years in prison on charges including terrorism, told the FBI that he found FRC on the SPLC’s “hate map.” The SPLC condemned the shooting, but it has kept FRC on the “hate map.”

SPLC KEEPS CHRISTIAN GROUP ON ‘HATE MAP’ 9 YEARS AFTER TERRORIST ATTACK

The SPLC has faced multiple defamation lawsuits over its “hate” and “extremist” labeling. In 2018, the SPLC paid $3.375 million and issued a groveling apology after branding Muslim reformer Maajid Nawaz an “Anti-Muslim Extremist.” The Supreme Court is currently considering whether to take up a Christian ministry’s defamation lawsuit challenging the “hate group” accusation.

In a questionnaire for judicial nominees, Abudu told the Senate Judiciary Committee that, “as the Director for Strategic Litigation, I have taken on significant managerial responsibilities, including overseeing all of the organization’s legal programmatic work which, in addition to voting rights, includes immigrants’ rights, criminal justice reform, children’s rights, LGBTQ rights, and special litigation related to hate groups.” Abudu did not respond to a request for comment about this litigation.

Abudu has also made extreme statements concerning voting rights, statements that might put her confirmation to the 11th Circuit – and her potential nomination to the Supreme Court – in jeopardy.

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