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Georgia Marks First Conviction for Federal Hate Crime Targeting a Gay Person
by Brentin Mock on April 19 2013, 3:20PM
Two African-American men from Atlanta plead guilty today to attacking a man outside of a store because he is gay.
Topics: Gender & Sexuality, /NOW Blog
What the DOJ Can’t Do on School Discipline Reform
by Julianne Hing on April 3 2013, 1:35PM
The Department of Justice could push the Meridian, Miss., school district to dismantle its school-to-prison pipeline. How will a history of racist violence
Topics: Schools & Youth
SunTrust Settles Lending Discrimination Suit for $21 Million
by Jorge Rivas on May 31 2012, 5:53PM
DOJ reaches $21 million settlement to resolve lending discrimination allegations by the nation’s 11th largest bank.
Sheriff Arpaio Unfazed by DOJ Lawsuit: ‘I Can be Re-elected on Pink Underwear’
by Jorge Rivas on May 11 2012, 11:13AM
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio says the Department of Justice’s lawsuit against him is all politics.
Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog
Latinos Accused of Voter Fraud Feeling the Willie Horton Ill Effect
by Brentin Mock on April 6 2012, 9:30AM
What we can see so far is that Republicans are ramming photo voter ID laws down states’ throats by drumming up fake scares about “voter fraud” caused by “illegal aliens” who are terrorizing the polls by voting and cancelling out the votes of legitimate voters. It’s all bunkum, but plenty of campign mileage miles are racking up off this racket by Republicans
Topics: Voting Rights 2012, Politics
Department of Justice Cuts Off Negotiations With Sheriff Joe Arpaio
by Jorge Rivas on April 3 2012, 5:18PM
The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division has cut off negotiations with Joe Arpaio’s Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office.
Topics: Immigration, /NOW Blog
Sanford City Manager Asks Justice Department to Investigate Entire Police Department
by Jorge Rivas on March 28 2012, 2:32PM
The Trayvon Martin case is bringing more scrutiny on the Sanford Police Department.
Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog
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Maricopa County Protest Calls for Arpaio’s Arrest [Pictures]
by Jorge Rivas on January 13 2012, 6:40PM
On Friday, the Puente Movement launched “Arrest Arpaio Not the People,” a campaign which seeks to get Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio arrested and charged with criminal offenses.
Topics: Immigration, /NOW Blog
Obama Sends Justice Dept. to Alabama to Probe Impact of H.B. 56
by Jorge Rivas on October 14 2011, 1:25PM
Justice Department officials are in Alabama this week to look at the impact the state’s harsh new immigration enforcement law is having on school children.
Topics: Alabama Immigration, Immigration
DOJ Asks Judge to Throw Out For-Profit Schools’ Lawsuit
by Julianne Hing on March 24 2011, 3:36PM
Student and consumer advocates argue that the rules are necessary to curb the schools’ faulty promises.
Topics: Schools & Youth
Justice Department Won’t Defend Federal Same Sex Marriage Ban
by Shani O. Hilton on February 23 2011, 3:15PM
It’s a major reversal in the administration’s previously tentative posturing.
Topics: Politics
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