Justice Department Spars With Washington Times Over Black Panther Report
Interesting to see the Democratic administration sparring with the conservative media voice in town. This is not likely to be the last time.
By Mary Jacoby
Main Justice
WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice is disputing a Washington Times report today claiming that Obama administration political appointees overruled career Civil Rights Division attorneys in dismissing a voter-intimidation lawsuit against members of the militant Black Panthers. In an editorial, the Times expressed dismay the story hadn’t been “front-page news.”
In a statement issued by Civil Rights Division spokesman Alejandro Miyar, the DOJ said:
Contrary to the report in the Washington Times, a career attorney in the Civil Rights Division made the final decision to dismiss charges against three of the defendants in this case following a thorough review that determined the facts and the law did not support pursuing the claims in this case

Posted: 5/29/09 at 2:16 PM under FBI, News Story.
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