John Tanner

DOJ Voting Section Politicization: Bush Administration Weaponizes Civil Rights Division for Voter Suppression

| Importance: 8/10

The systematic politicization of the Department of Justice Voting Section under the Bush administration culminated in scandal and resignations as congressional investigations revealed that career civil rights attorneys had been replaced with partisan operatives who blocked voting rights enforcement …

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