Southern Poverty Law Center scores First Amendment win over 'hate group' labeling of Florida ministry

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is allowed under the First Amendment to label a Florida ministry as a 'hate group.'

A district court judge in Alabama has dismissed a lawsuit against the Southern Poverty Law Center that sought to keep the organization from labeling a Christian ministry as a hate group. The lawsuit was filed two years ago by Florida-based D. James Kennedy Ministries.

The suit was filed against the SPLC, Amazon and others after D. James Kennedy Ministries claimed they were not permitted to be recipients of Amazon Smile, a program which allows customers to donate certain non-profit entities. The complaint claimed that Amazon's refusal was based on the SPLC's labeling of the ministry as a hate group, due to their position against homosexual behavior.

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