Ohio City Takes Legal Action Against Accused Neo-Nazi Organization in Federal Court
Columbus, Ohio, has taken a significant legal step by filing a federal lawsuit against a group it identifies as a neo-Nazi organization, alleging the group intimidated city residents and committed hate crimes. The city is targeting the group known formally as NSC-131, or the Nationalist Social Club, claiming violations of the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871, a rarely invoked law designed to protect citizens from racially motivated violence and intimidation. NSC-131, which identifies itself as a white nationalist group, reportedly has members who have displayed banners from highway overpasses and engaged in other activities … Read more