As Fundraising Shoots Up, Lawsuits Threaten Southern Poverty Law Center

Richard Cohen, then-president of the Southern Poverty Law Center, speaks during a press conference calling on President-elect Donald Trump to "immediately and forcefully publicly denounce racism and bigotry" in Washington on Nov. 29, 2016. Win McNamee/Getty Images

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The embattled far-left Southern Poverty Law Center flew past the half-billion-dollar mark in assets for the first time, ending the last tax year with $518.3 million in assets—after raking in $122.9 million that year, according to a newly disclosed IRS filing.