SPLC "have been credited with devising innovative legal ways to cripple hate groups, including seizing their assets." Some civil libertarians have said that the SPLC's tactics chill free speech and set legal precedents that could be applied against activist groups which are not hate groups.

In 1981, the center began its Klanwatch project to monitor the activities of the KKK. That project, later called Hatewatch, expanded to include seven other types of hate organizations.

In 1986, the

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