Category Archives: Department of Justice
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
My One Personal Interaction with Sen. Sessions Does Not Give Me Confidence About Strong Voting Rights Enforcement with Him as AG
Others have written about Senator Jeff Sessions, President-Elect Trump’s expected nominee for Attorney General, and questions of race and voting rights. I can add only one thing from personal experience. In 2006, I testified (that day, along with Professors… Continue reading
“Jeff Sessions, Trump’s Pick for Attorney General, Is a Fierce Opponent of Civil Rights”
Ari Berman for The Nation:
In the Democratic primary of September 1984, FBI agents hid behind the bushes of the Perry County post office, waiting for Turner and fellow activist Spencer Hogue to mail 500 absentee ballots on behalf of… Continue reading