Florida’s Voting Restrictions Burden Minority Population, Justice Dept. Argues

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Florida unfairly burdened the state’s minorities by reducing early voting house the Justice Department lawyers argued before a three-judge District panel in Washington D.C., the Chicago Tribune reports. The new rules are intended to ward off voter fraud by requiring people who moved between counties to fie provisional ballots. Counties also are…

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Feds, Seattle Negotiate Police Reforms

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The city of Seattle and the Justice Department are engaged in intense negotiations with a mediator over how to bring about sweeping changes in the Seattle Police Department, the Seattle Times reports. Negotiations come six months after the Justice Department revealed troubled findings about a department that engages in a “pattern and…

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Justice Department Sues Fundamentalist Mormon Sect

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Justice Department has filed suit against a fundamentalist, polygamous Mormon sect, saying it discriminates against non-members, according to the Christian Science Monitor. The suit alleges that members of the sect control government services in the towns of Hildale, Utah and Colorado City, Arizona, according to the Christian Science Monitor. Those towns…

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Ex-FBI Employee Sues; Says She Was Harassed Because of Her Good Looks and Talent

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The bottom line is Erika Bonilla, a professional singer and former FBI employee in New Mexico,says don’t hate her cause she’s beautiful. The 38-year-old has filed a lawsuit against the FBI and Justice Department, alleging she was harassed by her co-workers because they were “jealous of her appearance and Latin singing…

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