Justice Department Sues Georgia Over Voting Violation

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Justice Department filed suit against Georgia and its chief election official to ensure that residents who are in the military overseas can vote in the state’s Aug. 21 federal primary election, the federal government announced today. The suit was filed because Georgia wasn’t planning to send absentee ballots to service members…

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Justice Dept. Probing Newark Police Dept.

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The Justice Department is going after another major police department. Nearly a year after it  announced plans to look into questionable practices of the New Orleans Police Department, Justice officials on Monday said they were setting their sites on the Newark Police force. Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas E. Perez and U.S….

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Justice Dept. Clears FBI in Fatally Shooting of Detroit Imam

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The Justice Department announced Wednesday that the FBI agents who shot and killed Detroit imam Luqman Ameen Abdullah last October during a raid did not violate federal civil rights laws and did not “warrant further federal criminal investigation.” The announcement came nearly two weeks after the Michigan Attorney General concluded the…

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Justice Dept. Civil Rights Official to Meet With Arab Americans in Michigan

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A senior Justice Department civil rights official plans Wednesday to visit the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn and meet with Arab-American and civil rights leaders to discuss civil rights concerns, the Detroit Free Press reported. The official, Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez, will also attend a press conference on Wednesday…

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