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In a statement, Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Civil Rights Division said: Arizona has passed a law that turns the clock back on progress by imposing unlawful and unnecessary requirements that would block eligible voters from the registration rolls for certain federal elections. [read post]
” The post US Assistant AG for Civil Rights Division urges Congress to restore Voting Rights Act appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary. [read post]
3 Jul 2022, 11:15 am by Bruce Cain and Emily Zhang
Kristen Clarke, the assistant attorney general of the civil rights division of the Department of… Continue reading [read post]
11 Oct 2010, 8:15 am by On the Net
Attorney’s Office in Arizona has taken to the road to drum up business for its civil-rights division, advising minority groups about protections and offering law-enforcement training on how to recognize and investigate hate-driven activities. [read post]
7 Jul 2010, 5:13 am by Jonathan H. Adler
In a background call with reporters, a senior department official said the decision to file the lawsuit — and to do so on the ground that it pre-empts federal authority, rather than on civil rights grounds like racial profiling — followed extensive deliberations with the Civil Rights Division and others inside the department, and a trip to Arizona to meet with state officials. [read post]
26 Apr 2011, 8:19 am by Judicial Watch Blog
  The Obama Justice Department has created a secret group within the bloated civil rights division to monitor laws passed by states and local municipalities to control illegal immigration. [read post]
4 May 2012, 11:22 am by Sam Favate
In a letter Thursday, Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez, who heads the DoJ’s Civil Rights Division, warned Alabama’s education department that the state’s immigration law has had “lasting” and possibly illegal consequences for Hispanic school children, according to CNN. [read post]
22 Jan 2009, 3:04 pm
Of course, Martinez was not binding on the Lewis appellate panel, which had to determine for itself whether New York law supported the Civil Service Department's action. [read post]
29 Jul 2010, 8:42 am by On the Net
Here is the actual text of Arizona Senate Bill 1108 that authorizes people over age 20 to carry a concealed weapon in Arizona without a permit. [read post]
Shortly after the law was passed in May, the ACLU brought a legal challenge to it with several other civil rights organizations. [read post]
19 Jul 2011, 8:53 am by Kevin Johnson - Guest
United States have left me with the firm sense that there are policy, civil rights, international human rights, federalism, federal supremacy, and other important overarching issues implicated by the case. [read post]
19 Dec 2011, 5:38 am by Duprestars
Department of Justice Civil Rights Division (DOJ), to its credit, made public the findings of its investigation, initiated in March 2009, into civil rights violations in... [read post]
30 Apr 2010, 7:04 pm by firstamendmentblogger
The petitioners also urge President Obama to direct the Justice Department Civil Rights Division to mobilize quickly to educate the public how to report civil rights violations associated with SB 1070. [read post]
2 Aug 2011, 12:30 pm by Judicial Watch Blog
  The latest move by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to legally challenge another state’s immigration control law indicates that, under Obama, the agency has become the lap dog of the leftwing civil rights group at the helm of the open borders movement. [read post]
17 Apr 2013, 2:21 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Enforcement of USERRA & Other Rights of Military Service Members Rising In announcing the suit against Cook County and the Cook Pension Plan, Jocelyn Samuels, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division warned, “The Justice Department is committed to vigorously enforcing federal laws that protect the employment rights of our service members. [read post]
19 Dec 2011, 8:56 am by CJLF Staff
Perez, head of the department's Civil Rights Division, said a three-year civil investigation found that the sheriff and his deputies engaged in unconstitutional conduct and violations of federal law that jeopardized Arpaio's "commitment to fair and effective" law enforcement. [read post]
7 Aug 2019, 10:04 am by Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a settlement agreement with United General Bakery, Inc. based in Phoenix, Arizona. [read post]
23 Jun 2010, 8:50 am by Judicial Watch Blog
This sort of “unwarranted” action against a minority population will have “lasting negative effects” similar to actions taken against African-Americans prior to the Civil Rights movement, according to Mexico. [read post]