Merrick Garland
Where Things Stand: DOJ Will Probe Violent Threats Against Teachers, School Board Members 
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The Justice Department announced this week that it will soon start investigating violent threats against school teachers and school board members around the country — a concerning trend that escalated in recent months as students returned to the classroom amid a lingering pandemic and GOP-instigated culture wars violently boiled over during school board meetings across the U.S.
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Institutionalism Can’t Save Us Now
Garland should learn from the Obama administration and ensure that government officials can’t act outside the law to benefit themselves and their party.
Where Things Stand: Garland Makes DOJ-White House Split Official
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The Justice Department and the White House have been seeking to put some distance between each other since President Biden first took office. But Attorney General Merrick Garland made it official on Wednesday.
