Massachusetts Attorney General Sues White Nationalist Group NSC-131 for Civil Rights Violations
The lawsuit alleges the group targeted LGBTQ+ events and harassed immigrants, contributing to a climate of fear and discrimination.
- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell has filed a lawsuit against white nationalist group NSC-131, accusing them of civil rights violations, harassment, and discrimination against LGBTQ+ individuals and immigrants.
- The lawsuit alleges that NSC-131 targeted and attempted to shut down events hosted by LGBTQ+ organizations, particularly 'drag queen story hour' events, and harassed immigrants who recently arrived in Massachusetts.
- The group is also accused of targeting hotels and other locations sheltering recently arrived migrants, asserting that they were part of the 'great replacement' white supremacist conspiracy theory.
- The attorney general is seeking financial penalties from the organization and encourages victims of the group’s activities to come forward.
- The Anti-Defamation League describes NSC-131 as a New England neo-Nazi group founded in 2019 that 'espouses racism, antisemitism and intolerance.'