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NAACP hires DOJ civil rights chief in Biden administration
Kristen Clarke will lead the NAACP's legal efforts to fight voting rights rollbacks and expand advocacy amid ongoing federal election-related challenges, the group said.
- Kristen Clarke will become general counsel of the NAACP to strengthen its legal efforts on voting rights.
- The group aims to expand its legal capacity amid what it calls increasing threats to voting rights.
- The NAACP has recently challenged electoral maps and election practices in several states, arguing they disadvantage certain voters.
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·United Kingdom
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Kristen Clarke Joins NAACP: New Legal Arm to Tackle Voting Rights Battles
Kristen Clarke, previously leading the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, has joined the NAACP as its general counsel. Under Democratic President Joe Biden, Clarke was the first Black woman confirmed as assistant attorney general. Her role aims to bolster legal efforts against voting rights attacks and expand the NAACP's influence.
·India
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Biden admin’s top civil rights lawyer joins NAACP as Trump attacks on voting rights escalate
The former assistant attorney general for civil rights under President Joe Biden, Kristen Clarke, is joining the National Association for the Advancement of Color People (NAACP) as general counsel, according to the organization.
·Atlanta, United States
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