“On eve of historic voter suppression trial, battle lines are drawn in NC-NAACP v McCrory (Part I)”
DocDawg at Daily Kos.
Category Archives: Department of Justice
“DOJ Wants 4 Years in Jail for Consultant In Super PAC Campaign Coordination Case”
Bloomberg BNA:
The Justice Department is asking for a jail sentence of nearly four years for Tyler Harber, a Virginia political consultant who pleaded guilty to illegal coordination of campaign financing by a super political action committee and a congressional… Continue reading
“Watchdog Groups Urge DOJ to Name Special Outside Counsel to Investigate Legality of Bush Super PAC Scheme”
“Feds probing alleged voting rights violations involving disabled Californians”
LAT:
Federal authorities are investigating allegations that California and its courts are unlawfully denying voting rights to some intellectually disabled residents, according to documents released Wednesday.
Attorneys for the U.S. Department of Justice in Sacramento have requested records from… Continue reading
“New Public-Corruption Chief Vows To Not Shy Away”
Carrie Johnson for NPR: “Veteran prosecutor Raymond Hulser has been promoted to lead the Justice Department’s Public Integrity Section, the unit that goes after corrupt public officials including lawmakers, judges and military contractors.”
“DOJ: No contempt charges for former IRS official Lois Lerner; She is still under investigation for a separate tea party targeting matter”
DOJ’s Silence on the Wisconsin Voter ID Case Before SCOTUS
Linda Greenhouse joins the chorus of people calling for the Supreme Court to agree to hear Frank v. Walker, the Wisconsin voter id case, up for a Supreme Court conference vote on Friday. (I think it is very unlikely… Continue reading
“Republican Opposition to Lynch Might Make History”
“Campaign Manager Pleads Guilty to Coordinated Campaign Contributions and False Statements”
DOJ press release:
A campaign finance manager and political consultant pleaded guilty today in the Eastern District of Virginia for coordinating $325,000 in federal election campaign contributions by a political action committee (PAC) to a Congressional campaign committee. This… Continue reading
“Lynch Pressed on Voting Laws at Confirmation Hearing”
Mike Sacks reports for BLT.
Engelbrecht of True the Vote Testifying at Confirmation Hearing for AG Nominee Lynch
“Texas Matters: Could Texas Be ‘Bailed In’ The VRA?”
“Loretta Lynch on Voting Rights, Terror Trials and the Press”
“The Supreme Court’s Gerrymandering Conundrum: Did Alabama legislators redraw district lines to hurt Democrats or to disenfranchise black voters?”
I have written this new piece for Slate. It begins:
As Democrats struggled last week to salvage control of the Senate, they pushed to get as many black voters to the polls as possible, especially in the South. It’s… Continue reading