Senate voted 51-48 to confirm Kristen Clarke, with Sen. Collins as the lone Republican to support her as leader of the DOJ civil rights division.
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Derek Chauvin, 3 other former Minneapolis police officers indicted on civil rights charges in George Floyd’s death
A federal grand jury has indicted Derek Chauvin, J. Alexander Kueng, Tou Thao and Thomas Lane for allegedly violating George Floyd’s civil rights.
Biden’s pick for top civil rights job promises to advance racial equality
If confirmed, Kristen Clarke would be the first Black woman to fill the high-profile Justice Department post.
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A potential plea deal between prosecutors and Gaetz associate Joel Greenberg “will almost certainly be very bad” for the Florida Republican, said a former federal prosecutor.
FBI warns of COVID-related fraud schemes as vaccines distributed across the country
“We’ve been concerned about fraud scheme regarding the vaccine as soon as the vaccine went from an idea to reality,” said FBI Financial Crimes Section Chief Steven Merrill.
Trump’s judicial appointments will impact LGBTQ rights far beyond presidency, group says
Nearly 40% of judges Trump has appointed to federal appeals court have a history of hostility toward LGBTQ rights, Lambda Legal advocacy group says.
Justice Department declines to charge Cleveland officers in fatal 2014 shooting of Tamir Rice
The Justice Department said there was not enough evidence to prove that Cleveland police officers used excessive force against 12-year-old Tamir Rice.
Trump’s execution spree reflects death penalty system ‘shaped by racial bias,’ critics say
The Trump administration’s execution spree highlights longstanding inequalities in a criminal justice system that continues to disproportionately treat Black prisoners as the worst of the worst criminals, death penalty experts and advocates say.
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Ex-election security chief Christopher Krebs confronts GOP on false fraud claims: ‘It’s got to stop’
“I would appreciate more support from my own party, the Republican Party, to call this stuff out and move on,” Chris Krebs told senators Wednesday.
‘Damaging to our democracy’: Trump election lawsuits targeted areas with large Black, Latino populations
Though Trump has lost his legal battles, his targeting of counties with large Black and Latino voting numbers is damaging to democracy, experts say.