Topic - United States Department Of Justice Civil Rights Division

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  KNIGHT: Voter ID terrifies Democrats

  The most consequential election in our lifetime is still 10 months away, but it's clear from the Obama administration's order halting South Carolina's new photo ID law that the Democrats already have brought a gun to a knife fight.

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  Justice Department: Arizona Sheriff Arpaio violated federal law

  Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, the self-proclaimed "America's toughest lawman," was accused Thursday in a scathing Justice Department report of violating federal law and the Constitution in his department's handling of Hispanics it arrested and held in its jail system.

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  Feds probe Miami cops' deadly force

  The Justice Department has opened a civil investigation into accusations of excessive use of deadly force by members of the Miami Police Department (MPD) in the wake of the killing by police of eight black men over the past 16 months.

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  BOOK REVIEW: 'Injustice'

  As Christian Adams chronicles in his powerful book, "Injustice," President Obama and his attorney general, Eric H. Holder Jr., have mounted an alarming assault on the rule of law in this country. Across federal agencies, evenhanded law enforcement has given way to our president's explicitly stated goal of "punishing" enemies and "rewarding" friends.

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  Taxpayers financed Justice official's romantic travel

  First there were $16 muffins; now it's an official using taxpayer funds for personal trips.

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  Report blasts New Orleans police actions

  New Orleans police officers have engaged in unconstitutional conduct and violated federal laws in their use of excessive force; illegal stops, searches and arrests; racial and ethnic profiling; and mistreatment of gays, according to a scathing Justice Department report released Thursday.

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  Lawsuit cites beard as religious right of Sikh inmate

  The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against the state of California, Gov. Jerry Brown and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for allegedly violating the right of an inmate to practice his religion.

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  EDITORIAL: Firehouse flunkies

  Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr.'s obsession with racial grievance-mongering could get Americans burnt to a

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  EDITORIAL: A Fine exit at Justice

  Justice Department Inspector General Glenn Fine should finish one major piece of business before his announced retirement next month: the investigation into Justice's Civil Rights Division.

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  Justice Department vows to stop intimidation of voters

  The Justice Department on Wednesday vowed to thwart any efforts to intimidate voters at the polls on Tuesday and to ensure that the ballots of military voters are counted, as activists on both sides of the political aisle reignite their regular election-time tango over the dangers of voter fraud versus voter suppression.

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  EDITORIAL: Obama Justice Department plays 'Snooki'

  When George W. Bush appointees at the Justice Department used political considerations in hiring career employees, official Washington exploded in outrage. Yet we hear barely a peep of protest now as the Obama Justice Department does the same thing for liberal ends.

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  Federal prosecutor accuses Justice Dept. of reverse racism

  The Justice Department supervisor who recommended pursuing a voter intimidation case against members of the New Black Panther Party testified Friday that the department's Civil Rights Division has engaged in reverse racism, refusing to bring charges in voting cases unless the victim is a minority.

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  Justice Dept. sues Arizona sheriff

  The Justice Department filed a lawsuit Thursday against "America's toughest sheriff," Joe Arpaio, accusing him, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, and the county of refusing to fully cooperate in an investigation into allegations that he and his deputies are guilty of racial discrimination.

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  EDITORIAL: Justice stiffs Civil Rights Commission

  The hypocrisy of the Obama Justice Department has reached staggering proportions on a host of issues stemming from the New Black Panther voter-intimidation case. Such systemic evasion of justice breeds lawlessness.

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