Search for: "DOJ CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION" Results 261 - 280 of 1,042
Sort by Relevance | Sort by Date
RSS Subscribe: 20 results | 100 results
Prior to the filing of this suit, Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband for the Civil Rights Division stated, “illegal race discrimination by colleges and universities must end. [read post]
3 Feb 2021, 2:33 pm by Tom Smith
"The United States accordingly notices voluntary dismissal of this action, without prejudice," said the filing submitted by Gregory Friel, the deputy assistant attorney general for DOJ’s Civil Rights Division — marking a significant reversal from just a few months ago under the Trump administration. [read post]
1 Feb 2021, 11:26 am by Michael Lowe
The DOJ review process is done by the Attorney General, or various Deputy Assistant Attorneys General for the Criminal Division (“DAAGs”). [read post]
23 Jan 2021, 7:48 am
 At the end of 2020,  quisling lawyer Jeffrey Clark, head of the DOJ's civil division, attempted to engineer a coup that involved deposing the acting Attorney General, replacing the AG with himself, and then using the power of the DOJ to order Georgia to throw-out the presidential election results. [read post]
10 Jan 2021, 9:01 pm by Marci A. Hamilton
The Biden administration has already taken the needed next step by naming Merrick Garland as the pick for Attorney General and Kristen Clarke for the Assistant Attorney General to the Civil Rights Division. [read post]
6 Jan 2021, 11:27 am by Josh Blackman
Long before anyone had heard of the Vacancies Reform Act, Gupta served as the acting head of the Civil Rights Division. [read post]
4 Jan 2021, 1:26 pm by Kevin LaCroix
My own view is that they are simply short-term patterns that suggest nothing in particular about likely filing patterns in the months ahead, but only time will tell if that is right or not. [read post]
27 Dec 2020, 9:57 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Legislators might remember that when the Austin-bashing bills come up: He could come for your guys next.Anyway, Texas' defund-the-task-forces campaign required many years of steady, persistent, opportunistic advocacy work, including years-long litigation that launched careers: The main civil case coming out of Tulia was steered by Innocence-Project-of-Texas founder Jeff Blackburn and Vanita Gupta, who went on to lead the Civil Rights Division in Obama's… [read post]
6 Dec 2020, 6:30 am by Guest Blogger
Just as the civil rights movement has continued to try to hold or recapture key offices such as the Department of Justice or the Civil Rights Division, so too agencies such as the Department of Homeland Security have become the new sites for social conflict over certain constitutional principles such as federalism, equality, and fairness, as well as cultural values such as belonging and community. [read post]
3 Dec 2020, 9:41 am by Andrew Kent
  Biden would be well within his legal rights, and within the norms of apolitical law enforcement, were he to directly instruct the attorney general not to investigate or prosecute Trump or close Trump associates. [read post]
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Rights Division released a report on its investigation of the Massachusetts Department of Correction (MDOC) Tuesday, finding numerous Eighth Amendment violations. [read post]
13 Nov 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
But now his administration is sure to come under pressure from some Democrats to risk exacerbating divisions by investigating and prosecuting President Trump. [read post]
Monitors will include civil rights personnel from the Civil Rights Division and civil rights and civil personnel from U.S. [read post]
30 Oct 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
The order is a signal of intense distrust between the judge, Emmet Sullivan, and the DOJ, whose filings are typically accepted at face value. [read post]
29 Oct 2020, 7:36 am by Kristian Soltes
The DOJ is alleging that Bain has withheld documents demanded by asserting that it had some privilege over the documents — effectively stalling the DOJ’s investigation. [read post]
Petitioner then filed a 42 USC § 1983 civil rights complaint against the two officers, alleging claims including excessive force and conspiracy to engage in excessive force. [read post]
3 Sep 2020, 10:42 am by Robbie Kenney
(SenateNJ.com) The letter followed reports that Eric Dreiband, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, has requested data from Governor Murphy and the governors of three other states that suffered a significant loss of life in long-term care (LTC) facilities, including nursing homes and veterans homes, during the pandemic. [read post]