Morris Dees
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Morris Dees is an American civil rights attorney and activist best known as the co-founder and longtime chief litigator of the Southern Poverty Law Center, where he focused on combating white supremacist and extremist groups through landmark lawsuits.
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| Morris Dees canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
American lawyer
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activist ⓘ civil rights attorney ⓘ human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
civil rights protections
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protection of minorities from hate violence ⓘ racial equality ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
documenting extremist organizations
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monitoring hate groups in the United States ⓘ |
| coFounded | Southern Poverty Law Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer | Southern Poverty Law Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Dees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
anti-racism
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civil rights law ⓘ combating extremism ⓘ human rights ⓘ public interest law ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
combating extremist organizations
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combating white supremacist groups ⓘ using civil litigation to fight hate groups ⓘ |
| genre | non-fiction legal writing ⓘ |
| givenName | Morris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
civil rights advocacy
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co-founding the Southern Poverty Law Center ⓘ litigation against white supremacist groups ⓘ |
| legalStrategy |
civil lawsuits for damages against hate groups
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using civil courts to hold extremist groups financially liable ⓘ |
| movement |
anti-racist movement
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American civil rights movement ⓘ
surface form:
civil rights movement
human rights movement ⓘ |
| name | Morris Dees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableRole | public face of the Southern Poverty Law Center for many years ⓘ |
| notableWork |
civil actions that bankrupted certain hate groups
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landmark civil lawsuits against white supremacist organizations ⓘ strategic litigation against neo-Nazi groups ⓘ strategic litigation against the Ku Klux Klan ⓘ |
| occupation |
activist
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author ⓘ civil rights attorney ⓘ trial lawyer ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chief litigator at the Southern Poverty Law Center
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chief trial counsel at the Southern Poverty Law Center ⓘ |
| writesAbout |
civil rights litigation
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combating hate groups through the courts ⓘ |
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