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11th Circuit rules for Southern Poverty Law Center in defamation suit over hate group designation
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A federal appeals court has affirmed dismissal of a conservative Christian group’s lawsuit alleging that the Southern Poverty Law Center defamed the church by designating it a hate group.
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at Atlanta tossed the suit by Coral Ridge Ministries Media Inc. in a July 28 decision.
Coral Ridge Ministries Media lost on two claims—a defamation claim against the Southern Poverty Law Center and a religious discrimination claim against Amazon.com and the AmazonSmile Foundation for banning the ministry from a charity partner program.
The AmazonSmile Foundation donates 0.5% of the cost of eligible purchases to charities chosen by customers from a select list of organizations. The AmazonSmile Foundation states that it relies on the Southern Poverty Law Center in deciding which groups are eligible to participate.
The Southern Poverty Law Center defines hate groups online as those that have “beliefs or practices that attack or malign an entire class of people, typically for their immutable characteristics.”
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at Atlanta tossed the suit by Coral Ridge Ministries Media Inc. in a July 28 decision.
Coral Ridge Ministries Media lost on two claims—a defamation claim against the Southern Poverty Law Center and a religious discrimination claim against Amazon.com and the AmazonSmile Foundation for banning the ministry from a charity partner program.
The AmazonSmile Foundation donates 0.5% of the cost of eligible purchases to charities chosen by customers from a select list of organizations. The AmazonSmile Foundation states that it relies on the Southern Poverty Law Center in deciding which groups are eligible to participate.
The Southern Poverty Law Center defines hate groups online as those that have “beliefs or practices that attack or malign an entire class of people, typically for their immutable characteristics.”
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