The Justice Department will get another prominent civil rights attorney added to its leadership, with the Senate, in a 51-48 vote, confirming Kristen Clarke on Tuesday. Clarke has been tapped by President Biden to lead the department’s civil rights division, which is where Clarke started her legal practice as a career attorney in the voting section.
How Matt Gaetz’s Legal Problems Could Lead to Campaign Finance Violations
Murkowski Becomes Second GOP Senator To Support Jan. 6 Commission Bill
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) came out in support of the House-passed Jan. 6 commission bill investigating the attack on the Capitol, joining Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) as the second Republican senator to back the bill. Continue reading “Murkowski Becomes Second GOP Senator To Support Jan. 6 Commission Bill”
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Where Things Stand: It’s Been One Year Since George Floyd Was Murdered
It’s been a year since George Floyd was murdered by former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who knelt on Floyd’s neck for nearly 10 minutes while he repeatedly told the officer he couldn’t breathe. Chauvin was found guilty of murder on all counts last month.
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New Filing Accidentally Reveals Apparent Scope Of Giuliani SDNY Probe
Manhattan federal prosecutors seized email and iCloud accounts from two Ukrainians and the electronic devices of a third in their investigation into Rudy Giuliani, a defense lawyer said in botched redactions in a court filing.
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Trump: Senate Acquitted Me, So I Can’t Be Held Accountable For Jan 6
The failure of the Senate to convict Donald Trump for inciting the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection means he can’t be held accountable for it in any way, the former president argued in a Monday court filing.
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Unsealed Order Shows Judge’s Scorn For Barr’s ‘Public Relations’ Plan For Mueller Report
A federal judge accused former Attorney General Bill of plotting to get a “jump” on the department’s “public relations” spin of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report and then obscuring that scheme in later Freedom of Information Act litigation.
The Militia-fication of Public Life in America
As you can see we have a new installment in what amounts to an expanding vein of coverage of what we might call mini-insurrections across the United States in the aftermath the Trump presidency and the January 6th insurrection. Here Matt Shuham goes deeper on what is on the surface a recall effort in Shasta County, California. But it’s one that is moving in tandem with violent threats from the local “militia”. It’s really a must read piece.
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McCarthy Finally Calls Out Greene After Days Of Backlash Over Holocaust Comments
Four days after Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) kicked up another firestorm with her incendiary remarks comparing the House’s mask policy to the Holocaust, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) finally got around to condemning her remarks. Continue reading “McCarthy Finally Calls Out Greene After Days Of Backlash Over Holocaust Comments”