Local legal services firm sues ‘copycat’ competitor

A federal court is moving forward with a Nashville Jewish center’s legal complaint against a neo-Nazi group.

The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee last week denied a motion to dismiss the Southern Poverty Law Center’s 2025 lawsuit filed on behalf of the Gordon Jewish Community Center against the neo-Nazi group Goyim Defense League, its founder Jon Minadeo and other leaders.