Category Archives: Department of Justice
“Justice Department Files Voting Rights Suit Against City of Eastpointe, Michigan”
Release:
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit late yesterday to challenge the at-large method of electing the city council of Eastpointe, Michigan. The complaint alleges that the election system in Eastpointe violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act by… Continue reading
“Franken Stumps Sessions on Trump’s Crazy Voter-Fraud Tweet”
Read Tom Mann on Jeff Sessions’ AG Nomination
Here.
DOJ Report Highlights Obama Administration Voting Rights Achievements
See here, beginning at page 39. Introduction:
The integrity of our democracy depends on ensuring that every eligible voter can meaningfully participate in the electoral process. Voting forms the bedrock of our democracy. The division works to ensure that every… Continue reading
“The Justice Department’s Voter Fraud Scandal: Lessons”
Adam Gitlin and Wendy Weiser with a new Brennan Center report in advance of the Sen. Sessions confirmation hearings for AG.
“Jeff Sessions Becomes One of Few Presidential Nominees Ever Opposed by Common Cause in 46 Years”
Release:
Today, Common Cause announced it opposition to the nomination of Sen. Jefferson Beauregard “Jeff” Sessions III (R-AL) to serve as U.S. Attorney General, deeming him unfit to serve as the nation’s top law enforcement officer. Senator Sessions has… Continue reading
“Jeff Sessions says he handled these civil rights cases. He barely touched them”
Gerry Hebert, Joe Rich, and Bill Yeomans with a WaPo oped:
In the questionnaire he filed recently with the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sessions (R-Ala.) listed four civil rights cases among the 10 most significant that he litigated “personally” as… Continue reading
“Liberals eye Sessions hearing as preview of Supreme Court fight”
Ariane de Vogue for CNN.
“Police End NAACP Sit-In Against Attorney General Nominee”
AP:
Several NAACP protesters led by their national president were escorted away in handcuffs by police after staging a sit-in Tuesday at the Alabama office of Sen. Jeff Sessions, the nominee for U.S. attorney general, the civil rights group said.
“Is Sessions, Trump’s Attorney General Pick, Trying to Paper Over His Record?”
Nice piece from Carrie Johnson for NPR:
Sessions, 69, returned his questionnaire to the committee amid little fanfare late last Friday evening. The former U.S. Attorney and Attorney General for the state of Alabama dutifully listed his employment record. But… Continue reading
“Civil Rights Déjà Vu, Only Worse”
Sam Bagenstos for TAP:
Voting Rights. After the Supreme Court’s 2013 Shelby County decision cutting the heart from the Voting Rights Act, states formerly covered by the statute’s preclearance requirement initiated a wave of new vote-suppression measures. Other states also… Continue reading
“Black Belt voter fraud case in Alabama shaped Sen. Jeff Sessions’ career”
Mary Troyan and Brian Lyman for USA Today.
“Sessions Looks Like a Lock for Confirmation”
Politico:
Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), a potential swing vote on the Senate Judiciary Committee, will support Sessions, a spokesman said Friday. That’s a key pickup, given Flake’s moderate views on immigration and social issues, and his opposition to Donald Trump… Continue reading