Revitalization of DOJ's Civil Rights Division a Promising Sign for Voting Rights
Cross-posted at Project Vote's Voting Matters Blog
by Michael McDunnah
A New York Times story this week reported that U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is planning to return the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division to its historical mission: protecting the civil rights of Americans. According to the article, the new attorney general is committed to "a revival of high-impact civil rights enforcement against policies...where statistics show that minorities fare disproportionately poorly," including housing, employment, lending practices, and voting rights.
