Published 3 years ago

Garland vows fight against voting limits that violate law

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Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Friday the Department of Justice (DOJ) would double its voting rights staff while condemning a number of recently passed state laws and issuing a stern warning that the department would combat voter restrictions that run afoul of the law.

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Yahoo News

Attorney General Garland to promise voting-rights fight in major policy speech

Attorney General Merrick Garland will give a policy address on voting rights at 2 p.m., promising "concrete steps ... to secure the fundamental right to vote for all Americans," the Justice Department says.Why it matters: President Biden said last week that he's prioritizing fights for federal voting-rights protection, as Republicans in legislatures across the country pass their own election laws. Democrats' efforts were set back Sunday when Sen…

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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The Independent

Justice Department scrutinizing GOP election laws and doubling civil rights staff to protect voting rights

Following a wave of Republican-backed restrictions on ballot access and GOP obstruction against voting rights protections, US Attorney General Merrick Garland will double the number of attorneys in his Civil Rights Division and scrutinize new laws that make it more difficult to vote.

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

U.S. attorney general vows to aggressively defend voting rights

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said on Friday his Justice Department will aggressively enforce voting rights at a time when many Republican-led states are tightening election laws and supporters of former President Donald Trump continue to baselessly question his...

3 years ago·United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Justice Department will review restrictive GOP voting laws

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department will scrutinize a wave of new laws in Republican-controlled states that tighten voting rules, Attorney General Merrick Garland said Friday, vowing to take action on any violations of federal law.

3 years ago·United States

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USA Today

AG Merrick Garland vows to protect voting rights, beef up DOJ civil rights division

Attorney General Merrick Garland said the department will scrutinize election laws that seek to curb voter access and discriminate against Black voters.

3 years ago·United States

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abc News

Merrick Garland says DOJ 'will not hesitate to act' on potential civil rights violations of new voting laws

Multiple states have passed new voting rights laws since the 2020 election. Merrick Garland said the DOJ would look into possible civil rights violations.

3 years ago·United States

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