Morris Dees
American attorney and activist (born 1936)
Biography
Morris Seligman Dees Jr. (born December 16, 1936) is an American attorney, businessman, and civil rights activist who in 1971 co-founded, alongside Joseph J. Levin Jr., and served as its chief trial counsel, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC).
Dees and his colleagues at the SPLC have been "credited with devising innovative ways to cripple hate groups" such as the Ku Klux Klan, particularly by using "damage litigation".
On March 14, 2019, the SPLC announced that Dees had been fired from the organization and that the SPLC would hire an "outside organization" to assess the SPLC's workplace climate. Former employees alleged that Dees was "complicit" in harassment and racial discrimination, and said that at least one female employee had accused him of sexual harassment.
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Awards & honours (2)
- Brandeis Medal
- Gruber Prize for Justice
Quick answers about Morris Dees
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- Morris Dees is 89 years old (born December 16, 1936).
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- Morris Dees was born on December 16, 1936.
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