Category Archives: Department of Justice
“Judge Backs New Limits On North Carolina Voting”
Richard Fausset reports for the NYT.
My earlier analysis is here.
“Eric Holder goes to the mat for voting rights”
Zachary Roth reports for MSNBC.
“U.S. Attorney General Holder to Rick Scott: We’re watching you”
Tampa Bay Times: “U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder sent a scathing letter to Gov. Rick Scott over voting changes in Florida and issued a warning that the Justice Department is “carefully monitoring” the state.”
Molly Moran to Be Acting Head of DOJ Civil Rights Division
HuffPo:
The staff of the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division gathered this morning in their fifth floor conference room — J. Edgar Hoover’s former office — for an “all hands” meeting with Attorney General Eric Holder, who announced that his… Continue reading
“Eric Holder Takes Voting Rights Battle to Ohio, Wisconsin”
“Voter ID’s last stand: let’s finally declare laws what they are – racist on purpose”
“Obama admin to join voting rights cases in Ohio and Wisconsin”
MSNBC: “It’s not clear from Holder’s comments whether the Justice Department intends simply to file amicus briefs in support of the laws’ challengers, or whether it plans to intervene as a new plaintiff—and assign government lawyers to the cases—as… Continue reading
AG Holder Says DOJ Likely to File Voting Suits Against Ohio and Wisconsin
Kind of a surprise buried in this ABC News report:
In addition, Holder took Republicans to task for efforts to, among other things, enact voter ID laws in some states. He called such moves “political efforts” aimed at making… Continue reading
“Attorney General Holder Suggests New Proposal to Boost Voting Access for American Indians and Alaska Natives”
Another Guilty Plea in a Straw Donors Case
This one in Ohio.
“Texas Ordered to Disclose Legislative Docs in Voting Case”
“House Republicans Look For Justice Department Role in IRS Controversy”
Politifact Rates as “Half-True” the President’s Statement that The U.S. Justice Department has “taken on more than 100 voting rights cases since 2009”
Here.