Monica Goodling

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

2007-06-25 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | 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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Monica Goodling Admits Political Screening of DOJ Lawyers

2007-05-23 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

Monica Goodling, White House liaison and senior counsel to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, testified under immunity that she violated federal law by applying political loyalty tests to career Justice Department positions. A 1999 graduate of Pat Robertson’s Regent University Law School, …

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