Merrick Garland Punts, Appoints A Special Counsel To Handle Trump Investigations

Lawfare Blog reports, Garland Appoints Special Counsel to Lead Trump-Related Investigations: On Nov. 18, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced that he has issued an order to appoint John (Jack) L. Smith to serve as special counsel for the Department of Justice to conduct two ongoing investigations related to former President Trump. Smith will oversee the … Read more

DOJ To Monitor Polls in 24 States

Press Release from the U.S. Department of Justice: Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, November 7, 2022 Justice Department to Monitor Polls in 24 States for Compliance with Federal Voting Rights Laws The Justice Department announced today its plans to monitor compliance with federal voting rights laws in 64 jurisdictions … Read more

In Her Alternate Reality World, ‘Krazy Kari’ Lake Threatens To Arrest FBI Agents For A Policy To Protect Teachers And Administrators

This is what 22 years as a propagandist for the local Fox News affiliate gets you, a demagogue who lives in an alternate reality world in which she can just make up shit. Background “Krazy Kari” Lake wants to impose the White Christian Nationalist Hillsdale “1776 Curriculum,” from Hillsdale College in our schools, what her … Read more

Statement of the United States Attorney’s Office Regarding Justice Department Efforts to Protect Voting Rights

Democracy Docket reports, DOJ Indicates Charges Pending in Election Threat Cases: The U.S. attorney for the District of Arizona — the state’s chief federal prosecutor for the U.S Department of Justice (DOJ) — released a statement today indicating there are “several election threat-related cases pending federal felony charges” that stem from alleged criminal activity in … Read more