Key facts
- Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is seeking sanctions against the DOJ.
- The SPLC alleges a draft indictment was shared with media before being filed in court.
- The group claims this action violates grand jury secrecy rules.
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has proposed sanctions against the Department of Justice (DOJ). The civil rights organization claims that the DOJ shared a draft version of a new indictment with the media before the document was officially filed in court. The SPLC stated that this action prioritizes 'media strategy before the sacrosanct rules on grand jury secrecy.'