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
