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F.B.I. Watched Activist Groups, New Files Show - New York Times
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 - Counterterrorism agents at the Federal Bureau of Investigation have conducted numerous surveillance and intelligence-gathering operations that involved, at least indirectly, groups active in causes as diverse as the environment, anim
doj  Republicanism 
december 2005 by minorjive
TalkLeft: Drug, Death and Indigent Defense Provisions in Patriot Act
Background on the use of the Patriot Act to fight the drug war is here. Much of this is the work of Congressman James Sensenbrenner who has become, in my constitutionally protected opinion, a national menace (read about his five years for passing a joint
blogs  CivilLiberties  doj  Republicanism  DrugWar 
december 2005 by minorjive
Staff Opinions Banned In Voting Rights Cases
The Justice Department has barred staff attorneys from offering recommendations in major Voting Rights Act cases, marking a significant change in the procedures meant to insulate such decisions from politics, congressional aides and current and former emp
VotingRights  doj  Republicanism 
december 2005 by minorjive
Dallas Morning News | Recommendations no longer allowed by career staff in cases, critics say
Behind-the-scenes tensions became public with the revelation that Bush administration political appointees overruled career staff to approve Republican plans in high-stakes Voting Rights Act cases in Texas and Georgia. And now, some critics say, Justice h
doj  VotingRights  Republicanism 
december 2005 by minorjive
It's About Fraud, Not Jim Crow
In his Aug. 22 op-ed, "Reviving Jim Crow?" David J. Becker describes Georgia's new voting law as "one of the single most discriminatory pieces of voting legislation of recent years." Why? Simply because it requires that voters have a photo ID.
doj  VotingRights  CivilRights  Republicanism  DavidJBecker 
december 2005 by minorjive
Justice Staff Saw Texas Districting As Illegal
Justice Department lawyers concluded that the landmark Texas congressional redistricting plan spearheaded by Rep. Tom DeLay (R) violated the Voting Rights Act, according to a previously undisclosed memo obtained by The Washington Post. But senior official
doj  CivilRights  VotingRights  Republicanism 
december 2005 by minorjive
Reviving Jim Crow?
Any day now the Justice Department will render judgment on one of the single most discriminatory pieces of voting legislation of recent years: a Georgia state law requiring voters to present one of only six forms of photo identification before they can ex
doj  VotingRights  CivilRights  Republicanism  DavidJBecker  georgia 
december 2005 by minorjive
Civil Rights Focus Shift Roils Staff At Justice
The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, which has enforced the nation's anti-discrimination laws for nearly half a century, is in the midst of an upheaval that has driven away dozens of veteran lawyers and has damaged morale for many of those who
CivilRights  doj  VotingRights  Republicanism 
december 2005 by minorjive
AP Wire | 03/10/2005 | FBI Director praises state's efforts since 9/11
This was Mueller's first visit to Mississippi since being named FBI director seven days before the attacks.
doj  mississippi 
march 2005 by minorjive
Law enforcement agencies communicating better, FBI chief says here - The Clarion-Ledger
Mueller made his first trip to Jackson today to meet FBI employees here, said Bob Garrity, special agent in charge of the Jackson office. Mueller has been trying to visit the county's 56 FBI field offices since he became director Sept. 4, 2001.
doj  mississippi 
march 2005 by minorjive
Jackson Free Press | [Editor's Note] The House That Racism Built
In August 1971, the FBI and the Jackson Police Department raided the RNA “compound” on Lewis Street to serve four warrants, one a murder warrant for someone who had just arrived from Detroit, the others for misdemeanors. The RNA fought back; and Lt. W
race  racism  mississippi  doj 
february 2005 by minorjive
TRAC Report - CIVIL RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT BY BUSH ADMINISTRATION LAGS
Key data from the Justice Department and the federal courts show that the government's enforcement of civil rights cases -- an extremely rare event under all recent presidents -- sharply declined during the Bush years.
doj  CivilRights 
january 2005 by minorjive
Loyal to a Fault? - The Senate should hold Alberto Gonzales accountable for his bad legal advice. By Phillip Carter
One set of questions grows out of Gonzales' work for then-Gov. Bush as his lawyer in the Texas Statehouse, where critics allege his work on death penalty cases fell far short of what a professional attorney in that position should have provided the govern
AGonzales  WarOnTerror  doj  republicanism 
november 2004 by minorjive
IHT - How U.S. rewrote its laws on terrorism
In early November 2001, with Americans still staggered by the Sept. 11 attacks, a small group of White House officials worked in great secrecy to devise a new system of justice for the new war they had declared on terrorism.
AGonzales  WarOnTerror  doj  republicanism 
november 2004 by minorjive
The New York Times > National > Enforcement of Civil Rights Law Declined Since '99, Study Finds
Federal enforcement of civil rights laws has dropped sharply since 1999, as the level of complaints received by the Justice Department has remained relatively constant, according a study released Sunday.
CivilRights  doj  republicanism 
november 2004 by minorjive
t r u t h o u t - Ashcroft Seeking Control of Voting Rights
Administration lawyers argue that only the Justice Department, not the voters, may sue to enforce provisions in the Help America Vote Act.
VotingRights  doj  republicanism 
october 2004 by minorjive
Voting Rights Machinery Doubted (washingtonpost.com)
The Justice Department is ill prepared to handle a large influx of complaints about voting rights violations in the Nov. 2 presidential election, according to a report released yesterday by the Government Accountability Office.
VotingRights  doj  election 
october 2004 by minorjive
Federal Efforts to Eradicate Employment Discrimination (2003)
An Assessment of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Employment Litigation Section
CivilRights  DOJ  USCCR  employment 
october 2004 by minorjive
ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
Index of USCCR Reports on the US Justice System (since 2000)
CivilRights  DOJ  USCCR 
october 2004 by minorjive
The New Yorker: Poll Position by Jeffrey Toobin
Is the Justice Department poised to stop voter fraud—or to keep voters from voting?
DOJ  VotingRights 
october 2004 by minorjive

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