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Holder, Yates lead letter backing Biden pick for Civil Rights Division at DOJ

Summary by The Hill

A group of former Justice Department officials, including former Attorney General Eric Holder and former acting Attorney General Sally Yates, wrote to senators on Monday in support of President Biden's nominee to lead the department's Civil Rights Division.

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Biden's pick for top U.S. civil rights lawyer, Kristen Clarke, faces fraught task

President Joe Biden's nominee to lead the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, Kristen Clarke, is poised to take on the role at a fraught time in American history. Clarke will face a Senate hearing this week as hate crimes against Asian Americans are on the rise, Republican-led state legislatures are advancing bills that voting-rights groups say would disenfranchise Black voters and former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is on t…

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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Reuters

Biden's pick for top U.S. civil rights lawyer, Kristen Clarke, faces fraught task

President Joe Biden's nominee to lead the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, Kristen Clarke, is poised to take on the role at a fraught time in American history.

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Police chiefs throw support behind Biden's civil rights pick

WASHINGTON (AP) — Dozens of police chiefs who ran some of America’s largest police forces are lending their support to Kristen Clarke, who has been nominated to run the Justice Department’s civil...

3 years ago·United States

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USA Today

Biden's pick for top civil rights job promises to advance racial equality

If confirmed, Kristen Clarke would be the first Black woman to fill the high-profile Justice Department post.

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The Washington Post

Kristen Clarke faced abuse for taking on Trump. Now she’s poised to lead Justice Department’s civil rights team.

She would be the first Black woman to hold the post, but her confirmation is expected to be contentious, as conservatives seek to portray her as extreme.

3 years ago

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