Aryan Nations leader: We’re staying in Idaho. Richard Butler and the Aryan Nations lose a landmark $6.3 million damage judgment to a family assaulted by his henchmen, represented by attorney Morris Dees of the Southern Poverty Law Center in Montgomery AL. Dees intends to seize every asset of the racist sect, including its right to use its name. One twist on this is that the sect has apparently recently been bankrolled by two Silicon Valley multimillionaires who now live in Idaho. There’s some speculation that they will bail Butler out by paying off this judgment. With this decision, Dees and the SPLC extend an impressive streak of winning ruinous judgments against hate groups. (Hint: the work of the SPLC depends on your contributions…) Nando Times