Federal Judge Rejects SPLC's Vindictive Prosecution Claim in Blistering Order
Federal Judge Rejects SPLC's Vindictive Prosecution Claim in Blistering Order By Jennifer Van Laar | 4:26 PM on August 07, 2026 The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. AP Photo/Todd Kirkland Once you get out of Washington, D.C. and a few other areas, federal judges have much less patience for the legal shenanigans that President Trump's opponents regularly pull. That's one reason why having the prosecution of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) for wire fraud, bank fraud, and money laundering venued in Alabama, not in D.C. or in the Southern District of New York, is such a huge plus.
- ▪Federal Judge Rejects SPLC's Vindictive Prosecution Claim in Blistering Order By Jennifer Van Laar | 4:26 PM on August 07, 2026 The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com.
- ▪AP Photo/Todd Kirkland Once you get out of Washington, D.C. and a few other areas, federal judges have much less patience for the legal shenanigans that President Trump's opponents regularly pull.
- ▪That's one reason why having the prosecution of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) for wire fraud, bank fraud, and money laundering venued in Alabama, not in D.C. or in the Southern District of New York, is such a huge plus.
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Federal Judge Rejects SPLC's Vindictive Prosecution Claim in Blistering Order By Jennifer Van Laar | 4:26 PM on August 07, 2026 The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. AP Photo/Todd Kirkland Once you get out of Washington, D.C. and a few other areas, federal judges have much less patience for the legal shenanigans that President Trump's opponents regularly pull. That's one reason why having the prosecution of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) for wire fraud, bank fraud, and money laundering venued in Alabama, not in D.C. or in the Southern District of New York, is such a huge plus.
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