Civil-Rights-Division

DOJ Orders Complete Freeze on All Civil Rights Division Cases and Enforcement

2025-01-22 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 10/10

Trump’s Justice Department leadership ordered a complete freeze on all Civil Rights Division litigation and enforcement activities through internal memos sent by Chief of Staff Chad Mizelle to acting division head Kathleen Wolfe. The memos prohibited attorneys from filing “any new …

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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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