DOJ to double staff working on voting rights amid restrictive new GOP ...

(Bloomberg) -- Attorney General Merrick Garland said the Justice Department will double the staff working on voting rights issues within 30 days and provide new guidance on early voting, mail-in ... Read More

DOJ hits states with broad requests for voter rolls, election data

Election clerks in both parties, who have been subject to harassment and lawsuits over Trump’s 2020 false election claims, worry about efforts to examine their voting machines. Read More

Supreme Court justice pauses ruling weakening Voting Rights Act

Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh paused a ruling that bars individuals in some Midwestern states from filing lawsuits claiming that voting laws discriminate on the basis of race. Read More

Merrick Garland vows to double DOJ's voting rights staff within 30 days ...

Attorney General Merrick Garland said Friday the Justice Department will double the number of staff dedicated to protecting voter rights within the next 30 days. Read More

Justice Department purge continues; firings include Trump classified document case investigators and Jan. 6 prosecutors

Sources told CBS News that among those fired were paralegals who worked for Special Counsel Jack Smith's office, finance and support staff, and two additional Justice Department prosecutors in North ... Read More

Garland Details Justice Dept. Plan to Protect Voting Rights - The New ...

The attorney general says he will add to voting-rights law enforcement staff and scrutinize new laws that curb voter access. Read More

Justice Department Guts Voting Rights Unit - Rolling Stone

Officials within the voting section of the Justice Department's civil rights office have been reassigned, according to The Guardian. Read More

Inside Trump’s gutting of the DOJ unit that enforces voting laws ...

The Justice Department’s unit tasked with enforcing federal voting laws is down from roughly 30 attorneys to about a half-dozen,, as most of its career staff has departed in the face of ... Read More

DOJ Civil Rights Division to focus on voting conspiracies and ...

The Justice Department unit that ensures compliance with voting rights laws will switch its focus to investigating voter fraud and ensuring elections are not marred by “suspicion,” according ... Read More

Garland says Justice Department will scrutinize new GOP-led voting ...

The attorney general detailed federal plans to protect voting rights after a number of GOP-led states passed laws placing new limits on elections. Read More

DOJ's new voter-roll guidance quietly issued, critics warn it may ...

Former DOJ attorney Gene Hamilton says the Biden-Harris DOJ's new guidelines on voter list maintenance are intended to intimidate state and local election officials. Read More

DOJ to Double Staff for Voting Rights Amid New GOP Laws

Attorney General Merrick Garland said the Justice Department will double the staff working on voting rights issues within 30 days and provide new guidance on early voting, mail-in voting and post ... Read More