TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Azya Thornton on Dec 17, 2025

Nashville’s Gordon Jewish Community Center (GJCC) is suing the Goyim Defense League (GDL) and several of its leaders, citing civil rights violations. According to the Nashville Post, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), along with Nashville attorney Benjamin K. Raybin, filed the complaint on GJCC’s behalf last week. The suit stems from a January incident in which a GDL member dressed in disguise allegedly illegally entered the center’s secured campus with the intent to intimidate the Jewish community. The complaint further claims the group violated a federal civil rights law.