Ex-DOJ Official Blasts Voting Rights Enforcement

Philadelphia : PA : USA | Sep 24, 2010 at 5:11 PM PDT

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A former Justice Department official said Friday that his higher-ups told lawyers they are not interested in pursuing Voting Rights Act accusations against minorities who harass white voters. A large number of people inside the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division "believe, incorrectly... FULL ARTICLE AT KTUV

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