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Jordan Leads SPLC Hearing, Critics Decry Extremist Platform

5/19/2026

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The House Judiciary Committee, chaired by Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), held a hearing on the Southern Poverty Law Center with commentator Tyler O’Neil as witness.
Tyler O’Neil, author of a SPLC-denouncing book, disparaged LGBTQ churches, backs conversion-therapy advocates, and defends the American Freedom Law Center, which funds terrorism-related defenses.
Kyle Herrig of the Congressional Integrity Project warned hearing gives a platform to extremists and may shield hate groups from scrutiny.

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The House Judiciary Committee, chaired by Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), held a hearing on the Southern Poverty Law Center with commentator Tyler O’Neil as witness.
Tyler O’Neil, author of a SPLC-denouncing book, disparaged LGBTQ churches, backs conversion-therapy advocates, and defends the American Freedom Law Center, which funds terrorism-related defenses.
Kyle Herrig of the Congressional Integrity Project warned hearing gives a platform to extremists and may shield hate groups from scrutiny.