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Ex-DOJ Attorney Says Antisemitism Probes at Harvard, Brown and Columbia Were Decided Before Evidence Was In

A former DOJ lawyer says political appointees predetermined antisemitism probes at Harvard, Brown and Columbia before evidence was reviewed.

Latin Times

DOJ's Record 1,000 Poll-Monitor Plan Meant for the Midterms Just Had Its Miami-Dade Trial Run

DOJ plans a record 1,000 poll monitors for November. Four attorneys watched Miami-Dade's primary Tuesday. What's confirmed, what's disputed.

Latin Times

Video Shows Fort Worth Cop Ticketing a Preacher for 'Offensive' Speech at Pride Event

“The First Amendment does not allow government officials to shut down speech simply on account of it being ‘offensive,’” says a legal expert at FIRE.

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Trump team threatens to arrest election officials if migrants vote in their states

‘Got another love letter this morning from the DOJ sprinkled throughout with threats of criminal prosecution,’ a GOP election official in Utah wrote

The Independent UK

DOJ Challenges Denver's 'Assault Weapon' Ban and Colorado's Magazine Limit

Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon argues that both laws violate the Second Amendment by banning arms in common use for lawful purposes.

Reason

Indian-origin Trump aide slammed for her outfit joke after White House shooting: 'I lost some professional respect for you'

Harmeet Dhillon, the Indian-origin aide of President Donald Trump, who was present at the White House dinner where a shooting took place targeting the administration officials, made some jokes that did not go down well with a majority of the social media users. The assistant attorney general for the Civil…

The Times of India

'This is not legal': Trump official says they will look into new 'H-1B only' job advertisement for New York State agency

Amid increased scrutiny of H-1B visa program in the US, a new job posting on LinkedIn by one Prasad DP has reached Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K Dhillon who called it illegal and vowed action against it. "This is not legal. We will look into this @CivilRights," Dhillon said, reacting…

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Four top DOJ civil rights leaders walk out in mass resignation after Trump shuts down fatal ICE shooting probe

The DOJ has become corrupt.

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Is ICE Agent Jonathan Ross Going to Jail for Shooting Renee Good? DOJ Reportedly Declines Civil Rights Probe

DOJ Civil Rights Division declines to investigate ICE agent Jonathan Ross for shooting Renee Good, triggering mass resignations from senior officials.

International Business Times UK

Justice Department prosecutors resign amid turmoil over Minnesota ICE shooting investigation

Roughly half a dozen federal prosecutors in Minnesota have resigned and several supervisors in the criminal section of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division have announced their departures amid turmoil over the federal investigation into the killing of a woman by by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in…

The Independent UK

Even the DOJ’s expert in police shootings not being allowed to participate in Minneapolis ICE investigation

The Civil Rights Division is typically involved in probing fatal shootings by a law enforcement officer

The Independent UK

Trump is gutting civil rights enforcement — and blocking a key tool against discrimination

Right-wing activist Harmeet Dhillon leads the storied Civil Rights Division while Trump orders federal agencies to stop enforcing laws that ban 'disparate impact'

The Independent UK

Justice Department's Civil Rights Division Sees Mass Exodus Amid Sweeping Policy Overhaul

Over 70% of staff expected to exit the agency. At the heart of the exodus is a fundamental reorientation of the Civil Rights Division's goals.

International Business Times

Trump Administration Freezes Civil Rights Litigation And Police Reforms

The Justice Department freezes civil rights litigation and considers revisiting police reform agreements under new leadership.

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How Ferguson elevated the profile of the Justice Department's civil rights enforcers

The investigations into Michael Brown's death in Ferguson, Missouri 10 years ago catapulted the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division into the spotlight

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