Category Archives: Department of Justice
“Bread, Circuses, and the Edwards Prosecution”
Important Scott Horton piece at Harper‘s:
The DOJ’s public-integrity prosecutions have careened in recent years from one humiliation to the next, with little thought for the damage the department is doing to the law or to its own reputation. First… Continue reading
“Justice bars analyst from Mississippi cases after Facebook post calling state ‘disgusting'”
FOX News: “The Justice Department has blocked one of its civil rights analysts from dealing with all matters Mississippi after the employee apparently described the state as ‘disgusting and shameful’ on Facebook — comments that drew a rebuke Tuesday… Continue reading
Texas Responds on Voter ID Delay
House Judiciary Committee Report Criticizes DOJ Handling of Voter ID Claims
See pages 6-7 of this report (via RNLA blog).
“Status conference set in Texas voter ID case; court says ‘disinclined’ to delay July trial”
Texas Redistricting reports.
“U.S. Department of Justice OK’s Florida’s propsed changes to legislative and congressional districts”
The Orlando Sentinel reports.
“State of Texas says July trial in voter ID case possible; says DOJ/intervenors seeking delay so law can’t be used in 2012”
Texas Redistricting reports.
Major Judicial Slapdown of South Carolina in Voter ID Challenge
Check out the concurring opinion of Judge Bates (joined by Judge Kollar-Kotelly) but not Judge Kavanaugh in this scheduling order. It begins on page 10.
It sounds like South Carolina’s litigation of this case so far has been a disaster.… Continue reading
“DOJ asks for trial delay in Texas Voter ID case”
The Houston Chronicle reports.
“DOJ Follows Its ‘Conscience’ In Civil Rights Battles”
Must-listen Carrie Johnson interview with Tom Perez on NPR: “Over the past three years, the unit has brought record numbers of hate crimes cases, uncovered abuses in local police departments and challenged voting laws in Texas and South Carolina.… Continue reading
“State tries to keep legislators from giving depositions on voter ID”
Austin American Statesman: “Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott this week asked a federal court in Washington to prevent 12 state lawmakers from giving depositions in the state’s voter identification case.”
“Justice Department bars Texas voter ID law”
WaPo reports.
“How the GOP is Resegregating the South”
Ari Berman has written this cover story for The Nation.