Civil Rights Division Oversight
Witnesses testified about operations of the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department. Among the issues addressed were…
Civil Rights Division Operations
2006-11-16T15:03:05-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/0b4/195412-m.jpgWitnesses testified about the operation of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice. Among the topics addressed were enforcement of the Voting Rights Act, prisoner treatment at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, enforcement of civil rights laws and the number of actions taken by the department in recent years, and the degree to which political considerations had entered decisions about law enforcement. They also talked about several reports that career lawyers had been shut out of the division’s decision-making process, that the division’s civil rights enforcement on behalf of racial minorities had sharply declined and that the department had packed the division with attorneys who had no background in civil rights litigations.Witnesses testified about the operation of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice. Among the topics addressed were enforcement of the… read more
Civil Rights Division Operations Witnesses testified about the operation of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice. Among the topics addressed were enforcement of the Voting Rights Act, prisoner treatment at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, enforcement of civil rights laws and the number of actions taken by the department in recent years, and the degree to which political considerations had entered decisions about law enforcement. They also talked about several reports that career lawyers had been shut out of the division’s decision-making process, that the division’s civil rights enforcement on behalf of racial minorities had sharply declined and that the department had packed the division with attorneys who had no background in civil rights litigations. close
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- Michael A. Carvin Attorney
- Robert N. Driscoll Attorney
- Wan J. Kim Assistant Attorney General Department of Justice->Civil Rights
- Joseph Rich Director Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law->Fair Housing and Community Development
- Theodore "Ted" M. Shaw President and General Counsel NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund
- Russ Feingold U.S. Senator [D] Wisconsin
- Chuck Grassley U.S. Senator (Class 3) [R] Iowa
- Ted Kennedy U.S. Senator [D] Massachusetts
- Patrick J. Leahy U.S. Senator (Class 3) [D] Vermont
- Chuck Schumer U.S. Senator (Class 3) [D] New York
- Arlen Specter U.S. Senator [R] Pennsylvania
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