The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is a U.S. nonprofit civil rights and legal advocacy organization based in Montgomery, Alabama, specializing in civil rights and public interest litigation. It is dedicated to monitoring hate groups, extremist activities, and anti-government extremist organizations in the United States. The SPLC is known for its Intelligence Project, which tracks white nationalist and anti-Muslim networks, exposes extremist funding sources, and publishes reports on anti-Muslim bias. The organization designates various groups and individuals as hate groups or extremist figures for promoting Islamophobia and hate, including anti-immigration outlets like VDARE, anti-Muslim organizations such as Geller's network and SIOA, activists like Walid Shoebat, and individuals like Boykin as anti-Muslim extremists. The SPLC advocates against extremism and for tolerance through litigation, legal action, public education, and civil rights advocacy. It frequently supports immigrant rights, criticizes anti-immigration advocates, addresses threats to marginalized communities, and collaborates on issues such as voting rights with figures like Lani Guinier.